Leptoscelis tricolor
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Leptoscelis tricolor sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st most-seen of the 114 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Leptoscelis tricolor in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, against under 5% in January to June, the lowest months. That is one of Parque Natural Metropolitano's wettest months, with about 310 mm of rain against 15 mm in February.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Leptoscelis tricolor sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Leptoscelis tricolor sightings, Parque Natural Metropolitano ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Leptoscelis tricolor that you can see in Parque Natural Metropolitano (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Zammara smaragdula (about 10%) and Rhiginia conspersa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Leptoscelis tricolor is recorded against all the insects logged in Parque Natural Metropolitano (18 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.
