What are the chances of seeing a Lamplight Actinote in Los Quetzales National Park?
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lamplight Actinote sighting in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 56 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, 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 Los Quetzales National Park?
February and March
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Lamplight Actinote in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–October, the lowest months. Those are among Los Quetzales National Park's driest months, with about 95 mm of rain a month against 730 mm in October.
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 Los Quetzales National Park the best place to see a Lamplight Actinote?
Among the best
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Lamplight Actinote sightings, Los Quetzales National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in La Tigra National Park (Honduras, about 30%).
Which relatives of the Lamplight Actinote live in Los Quetzales National Park?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Lamplight Actinote that you can see in Los Quetzales National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Mexican Silverspot (about 40%), Banded Mapwing (about 20%) and Tracta Sister (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 Los Quetzales National Park (50 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.