Heliconius clysonymus
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Heliconius clysonymus, the Clysonymus longwing, yellow longwing or montane longwing, is a species of Heliconius butterfly found in Central and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Clysonymus Longwing sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 162 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Clysonymus Longwing in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against about 20% in June and September–October, the lowest months. That is one of Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's wettest months, with about 320 mm of rain against 45 mm in March.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clysonymus Longwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Clysonymus Longwing sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 30%).
Same genus: Heliconius
The closest relatives of the Clysonymus Longwing that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Heliconius, Longwings and Heliconians) are Tiger Longwing (about 10%), Five-Spotted Heliconian (about 10%) and Zebra Longwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Clysonymus Longwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (162 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.
