Chlosyne melanarge
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cream-Banded Checkerspot sighting in Masaya Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 38 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.
August and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cream-Banded Checkerspot in Masaya Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–July and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cream-Banded Checkerspot sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Cream-Banded Checkerspot sightings, Masaya Volcano National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Cream-Banded Checkerspot that you can see in Masaya Volcano National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Theona Checkerspot (about 30%), Dirce Beauty (about 20%) and Blomfild's Beauty (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cream-Banded Checkerspot is recorded against all the insects logged in Masaya Volcano National Park (5 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.
