Barbinolla costaricensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Barbinolla costaricensis 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 239th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May, July, September–October and December–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Barbinolla costaricensis in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March, June, August and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Barbinolla costaricensis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Barbinolla costaricensis sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Cicadellidae
The closest relatives of the Barbinolla costaricensis that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Cicadellidae, Typical Leafhoppers) are Graphocephala distanti (about 10%), Graphocephala albomaculata (about 10%) and Dictyodisca salvini (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Barbinolla costaricensis 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.
