Eumaeus godartii
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Eumaeus godartii, the white-tipped cycadian, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Nicaragua to western Ecuador. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-Tipped Cycadian 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.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-Tipped Cycadian in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in January, May–June and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-Tipped Cycadian sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate White-Tipped Cycadian sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 30%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the White-Tipped Cycadian that you can see in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Togarna Hairstreak (about 20%), Ceraunus Blue (about 10%) and Elkalyce comyntas (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-Tipped Cycadian 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.
