Dismorphia crisia
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Dismorphia crisia, the crisia mimic white or cloud forest mimic-white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Dru Drury in 1782. It is found from northern Central America to Bolivia and the Amazon basin.
The wingspan is 48–53 mm (1.9–2.1 in) for males and about 57 mm (2.2 in) for females. It is a very variable species. The larvae feed on Inga and Pithecellobium species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crisia Mimic-White 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.
January, March–July, September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crisia Mimic-White in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February, August, October and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crisia Mimic-White sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Crisia Mimic-White sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crisia Mimic-White 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.
