Pierella luna
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Pierella luna, the moon satyr, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Belize, Brazil, Guatemala and Honduras. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Moon Satyr sighting in Marino Ballena National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 30 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.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Moon Satyr in Marino Ballena National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May, July–August, October and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Marino Ballena National Park's wettest months, with about 870 mm of rain against 110 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Moon 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.
5th of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Moon Satyr sightings, Marino Ballena National Park ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 30%), Darién National Park (Panama, about 30%) and Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Moon Satyr that you can see in Marino Ballena National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 30%), White Peacock (about 30%) and Ismenius Tiger (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Moon Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Marino Ballena National Park (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.
