Pierella helvina
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Pierella helvina, the red-washed satyr, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the subfamily Satyrinae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Washed Satyr sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 72 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Washed Satyr in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–July and September, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Washed Satyr sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Red-Washed Satyr sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Washed Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (27 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.
