Wide-Bordered Satyr

Wide-Bordered Satyr

Satyrotaygetis satyrina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Los Quetzales National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

5 Verified sightings at Los Quetzales National Park From 2019 to 2026
191 In all 8 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Wide-Bordered Satyr

Satyrotaygetis is a monotypic butterfly genus of subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. Its one species, Satyrotaygetis satyrina, is found in the Neotropical realm. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
2 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
4 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
6 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Wide-Bordered Satyr in Los Quetzales National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wide-Bordered Satyr sighting in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 56 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Wide-Bordered Satyr in Los Quetzales National Park?

August

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Wide-Bordered Satyr in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and September–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Wide-Bordered Satyr?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wide-Bordered 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 Los Quetzales National Park the best place to see a Wide-Bordered Satyr?

6th of 8

Of the 8 parks where we can rate Wide-Bordered Satyr sightings, Los Quetzales National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in El Triunfo (Mexico, about 40%), Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Wide-Bordered Satyr live in Los Quetzales National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Wide-Bordered Satyr 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.

Where does the Wide-Bordered Satyr sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Wide-Bordered Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Quetzales National Park (5 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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