Pterodictya reticularis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Wax-Tailed Planthopper 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 10th 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 Wax-Tailed Planthopper in Manuel Antonio National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month. 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 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wax-Tailed Planthopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Wax-Tailed Planthopper sightings, Manuel Antonio National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 30%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Wax-Tailed Planthopper that you can see in Manuel Antonio National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Zammara smaragdula (about 10%) and Panstrongylus geniculatus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wax-Tailed Planthopper 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.
