Heliconius pachinus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Heliconius pachinus, the pachinus longwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae native to Central America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pachinus Longwing sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 172nd most-seen of the 299 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pachinus Longwing in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and May–September, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pachinus 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 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Pachinus Longwing sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Heliconius
The closest relatives of the Pachinus Longwing that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (genus Heliconius, Longwings and Heliconians) are Clysonymus Longwing (about 10%), Red Postman (about 10%) and Doris Longwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pachinus Longwing is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (7 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.
