Pterodictya reticularis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wax-Tailed Planthopper sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 202nd 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.
February–March and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wax-Tailed Planthopper in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and November–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wax-Tailed Planthopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
9th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Wax-Tailed Planthopper sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 30%), Manuel Antonio National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 20%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Wax-Tailed Planthopper that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Mexican Treehopper (about 10%), Hypselonotus interruptus (about 10%) and Graphocephala albomaculata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wax-Tailed Planthopper is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (6 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.
