Lamplight Actinote

Lamplight Actinote

Altinote ozomene

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at La Tigra National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

13 Verified sightings at La Tigra National Park From 2019 to 2026
178 In all 8 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Lamplight Actinote

Actinote ozomene is a species of butterfly in the genus Altinote. The species has been documented in Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
2 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
3 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
4 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
5 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Guatemala City 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lamplight Actinote in La Tigra National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lamplight Actinote sighting in La Tigra National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 6 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lamplight Actinote in La Tigra National Park?

December

In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Lamplight Actinote in La Tigra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and May–October, the lowest months. That is one of La Tigra National Park's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 260 mm in June.

What time of day is best to see a Lamplight Actinote?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lamplight Actinote sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is La Tigra National Park the best place to see a Lamplight Actinote?

Yes

Of the 8 parks where we can rate Lamplight Actinote sightings, La Tigra National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Lamplight Actinote live in La Tigra National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Lamplight Actinote that you can see in La Tigra National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Anna’s Eighty-Eight (about 40%) and Mexican Longwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Lamplight Actinote sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lamplight Actinote is recorded against all the insects logged in La Tigra National Park (13 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.

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