Philophyllia ingens
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 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Philophyllia ingens sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st 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.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Philophyllia ingens in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in January, May, July–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Philophyllia ingens sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Philophyllia ingens sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Tettigoniidae
The closest relatives of the Philophyllia ingens that you can see in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (family Tettigoniidae, Katydids) are Ischnomela pulchripennis (about 40%), 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 Philophyllia ingens is recorded against all the insects logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (12 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.
