Eumaeus godartii
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Eumaeus godartii, the white-tipped cycadian, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Nicaragua to western Ecuador. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Tipped Cycadian 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 28th most-seen of the 299 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–July and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Tipped Cycadian in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in August and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-Tipped Cycadian sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate White-Tipped Cycadian sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 30%), Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-Tipped Cycadian 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.
