Hetaerina capitalis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Rubyspot sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 188th 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.
December to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze Rubyspot in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in June to November, the lowest months. Those are among Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 510 mm in October.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bronze Rubyspot sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Bronze Rubyspot sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, under 5%).
Same genus: Hetaerina
The closest relatives of the Bronze Rubyspot that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Hetaerina, Rubyspots) are Highland Rubyspot (about 10%) and Purplish Rubyspot (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bronze Rubyspot is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (14 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.
