Ithomia patilla
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Patilla Clearwing sighting in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 152 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Patilla Clearwing in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, against under 5% in April–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Patilla Clearwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Patilla Clearwing sightings, Lago de Yojoa ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Patilla Clearwing that you can see in Lago de Yojoa (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 30%), Pale Owl-Butterfly (about 30%) and Thick-Tipped Greta (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Patilla Clearwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Lago de Yojoa (16 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.
