Pterodictya reticularis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wax-Tailed Planthopper sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Wax-Tailed Planthopper in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wax-Tailed Planthopper 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.
5th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Wax-Tailed Planthopper sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 30%), Manuel Antonio National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wax-Tailed Planthopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (10 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.
