Cosmosoma gigantea
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cosmosoma gigantea sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 37th most-seen of the 299 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cosmosoma gigantea in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in March, July and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cosmosoma gigantea sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Cosmosoma gigantea sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 10%) and Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cosmosoma gigantea is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (27 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.
