Pierella luna
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Moon Satyr sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 47th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and October–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Moon Satyr in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and September, the lowest months.
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.
12th of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Moon Satyr sightings, Parque Natural Metropolitano ranks 12th at about 10%. 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 Parque Natural Metropolitano (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 20%), White Peacock (about 20%) and Tiger Longwing (about 10%), 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 Parque Natural Metropolitano (11 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.
