Pronophila timanthes
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pronophila timanthes sighting in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 56 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pronophila timanthes in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months. That is one of Los Quetzales National Park's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 730 mm in October.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pronophila timanthes sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Pronophila timanthes sightings, Los Quetzales National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Pronophila timanthes that you can see in Los Quetzales National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Mexican Silverspot (about 40%), Lamplight Actinote (about 30%) and Banded Mapwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pronophila timanthes is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Quetzales National Park (13 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.
