Heliconius hewitsoni
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Heliconius hewitsoni is a species of brush-footed butterfly in the genus Heliconius. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hewitson's Longwing sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 69 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.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hewitson's Longwing in Manuel Antonio National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and October, the lowest months. That is one of Manuel Antonio National Park's wettest months, with about 700 mm of rain against 35 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hewitson's Longwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Hewitson's Longwing sightings, Manuel Antonio National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same genus: Heliconius
The closest relatives of the Hewitson's Longwing that you can see in Manuel Antonio National Park (genus Heliconius, Longwings and Heliconians) are Ismenius Tiger (about 10%), Red Postman (about 10%) and Tiger Longwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hewitson's Longwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Manuel Antonio National Park (29 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.
