Bombus volucelloides
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

13 Verified sightings at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026
28 In all 2 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
2 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bombus volucelloides in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bombus volucelloides sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 198th 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 a Bombus volucelloides in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

July–August, October and December–April

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bombus volucelloides in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May–June, September and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Bombus volucelloides?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bombus volucelloides 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 Bombus volucelloides?

Among the best

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Bombus volucelloides sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, about 10%).

Where does the Bombus volucelloides sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bombus volucelloides is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (13 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.

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