Zammara smaragdula
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Zammara smaragdula sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 34th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Zammara smaragdula in Manuel Antonio National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months. That is one of Manuel Antonio National Park's wettest months, with about 660 mm of rain against 35 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Zammara smaragdula 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.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Zammara smaragdula sightings, Manuel Antonio National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Marino Ballena National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Zammara smaragdula that you can see in Manuel Antonio National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Wax-Tailed Planthopper (about 20%) 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 Zammara smaragdula is recorded against all the insects logged in Manuel Antonio National Park (9 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.
