Plain Satyr

Plain Satyr

Cissia pompilia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Lago de Yojoa

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

10 Verified sightings at Lago de Yojoa From 2019 to 2026
68 In all 7 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
2 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
3 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
5 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
7 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Plain Satyr in Lago de Yojoa?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Satyr sighting in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th 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.

When is the best time to see a Plain Satyr in Lago de Yojoa?

January and August

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Satyr in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–July and September–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Plain Satyr?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plain Satyr 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 Lago de Yojoa the best place to see a Plain Satyr?

Among the best

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Plain Satyr sightings, Lago de Yojoa ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Plain Satyr live in Lago de Yojoa?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Plain Satyr 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.

Where does the Plain Satyr sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Plain Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Lago de Yojoa (10 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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