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.