Heliconius clysonymus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Heliconius clysonymus, the Clysonymus longwing, yellow longwing or montane longwing, is a species of Heliconius butterfly found in Central and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Clysonymus Longwing sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 299 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Clysonymus Longwing in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against about 10% in April–May and July–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clysonymus Longwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Clysonymus Longwing sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 30%), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).
Same genus: Heliconius
The closest relatives of the Clysonymus Longwing that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (genus Heliconius, Longwings and Heliconians) are Red Postman (about 10%), Doris Longwing (about 10%) and Zebra Longwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Clysonymus Longwing is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (56 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
