Eresia ithomioides
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Crescent sighting in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 152 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Crescent in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, against under 5% in June to November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Variable Crescent sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Variable Crescent sightings, Lago de Yojoa ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Chagres National Park (Panama, about 30%).
Same genus: Eresia
The closest relatives of the Variable Crescent that you can see in Lago de Yojoa (genus Eresia) are Clio Crescent (about 20%) and Longwing Crescent (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Variable Crescent is recorded against all the insects logged in Lago de Yojoa (14 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.
