What are the chances of seeing a Black-Bordered Crescent in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Bordered Crescent sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 297th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Black-Bordered Crescent in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
April, June–August and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-Bordered Crescent in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May and September–October, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Black-Bordered Crescent?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-Bordered Crescent sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve the best place to see a Black-Bordered Crescent?
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Black-Bordered Crescent sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Which relatives of the Black-Bordered Crescent live in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Black-Bordered Crescent that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Common Morpho (about 30%), Clysonymus Longwing (about 30%) and Wide-Bordered Satyr (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Black-Bordered Crescent sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-Bordered Crescent is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (8 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.