Godyris zavaleta
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Godyris zavaleta, the Zavaleta glasswing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Costa Rica to southern Peru. The habitat consists of lowland and mid-elevation rainforests at altitudes up to 900 meters.
Adults visit the flowers of Epidendrum panniculatum. Adult males sequester pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Heliotropium, Tournefourtia, Myosotis, Eupatorium, Neomiranda and Senecio species, making the species toxic to deter predation by birds.
The larvae feed on Solanum species (including S. brenesii), but have also been recorded feeding on Cestrum nocturnum. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Zavaleta Glasswing 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 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.
March and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Zavaleta Glasswing in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Zavaleta Glasswing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Zavaleta Glasswing sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Zavaleta Glasswing that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 20%), White Peacock (about 20%) and Mexican Silverspot (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Zavaleta Glasswing 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.
