What are the chances of seeing an Antiblemma penelope in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Antiblemma penelope sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 229th most-seen of the 506 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.
When is the best time to see an Antiblemma penelope in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
March to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Antiblemma penelope in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in October to February, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see an Antiblemma penelope?
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Antiblemma penelope sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Where else can you see an Antiblemma penelope?
Only Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, in our data
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Antiblemma penelope sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Antiblemma penelope live in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
Same genus: Antiblemma
The closest relatives of the Antiblemma penelope that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Antiblemma) are Antiblemma borrega (about 10%), Antiblemma agnita (about 10%) and Antiblemma lacteigera (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Antiblemma penelope sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Antiblemma penelope is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (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.