Ischnomela pulchripennis
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Ischnomela pulchripennis sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 52 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 72 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Ischnomela pulchripennis in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ischnomela pulchripennis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Among the best
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Ischnomela pulchripennis sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Ischnomela pulchripennis that you can see in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Philophyllia ingens (about 20%), Balboana tibialis (about 10%) 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 Ischnomela pulchripennis is recorded against all the insects logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (52 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.
