Exophthalmus jekelianus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Exophthalmus jekelianus sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Exophthalmus jekelianus in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in April–October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge's driest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 560 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Exophthalmus jekelianus 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.
4th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Exophthalmus jekelianus sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%), Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Exophthalmus jekelianus is recorded against all the insects logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (8 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.
