Balboana tibialis
Silhouette: Birgit Lang · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Balboana tibialis sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 72 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.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Balboana tibialis in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and November, the lowest months. That is one of Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge's wettest months, with about 560 mm of rain against 140 mm in March.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Balboana tibialis 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.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Balboana tibialis sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Balboana tibialis that you can see in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Ischnomela pulchripennis (about 40%), Philophyllia ingens (about 20%) and Rhinoceros Katydid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Balboana tibialis is recorded against all the insects logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (10 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.
