Heliconius clysonymus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Heliconius clysonymus, the Clysonymus longwing, yellow longwing or montane longwing, is a species of Heliconius butterfly found in Central and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Clysonymus Longwing sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 32 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.
July and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Clysonymus Longwing in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clysonymus Longwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Clysonymus Longwing sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 30%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 30%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Clysonymus Longwing that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Corinna Daggerwing (about 20%), Perisama humboldtii (about 10%) and Podotricha judith (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Clysonymus Longwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (20 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.
