Elkalyce comyntas
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 5 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elkalyce comyntas sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th most-seen of the 72 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May–June and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Elkalyce comyntas in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April and July–November, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elkalyce comyntas sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Elkalyce comyntas sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 20%), Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 20%) and Congaree National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Elkalyce comyntas that you can see in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Togarna Hairstreak (about 20%), White-Tipped Cycadian (about 10%) and Ceraunus Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elkalyce comyntas is recorded against all the insects logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (5 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.
