Periphoba arcaei
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Periphoba arcaei sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 50th most-seen of the 69 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.
December and January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Periphoba arcaei in Manuel Antonio National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to November, the lowest months. Those are among Manuel Antonio National Park's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 950 mm in October.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Periphoba arcaei sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Periphoba arcaei sightings, Manuel Antonio National Park ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%), Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Periphoba arcaei that you can see in Manuel Antonio National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Banded Peacock (about 30%), Urania Swallowtail Moth (about 20%) and Hewitson's Longwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Periphoba arcaei is recorded against all the insects logged in Manuel Antonio National Park (6 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.
