Euglyphis melancholica
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Euglyphis melancholica sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 359th 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.
May and August–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Euglyphis melancholica in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and November–April, the lowest months. Those are among Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's wettest months, with about 340 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in March.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Euglyphis melancholica sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Euglyphis melancholica sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 10%).
Same genus: Euglyphis
The closest relatives of the Euglyphis melancholica that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Euglyphis) are Euglyphis libnites (about 20%), Euglyphis lanea (about 10%) and Euglyphis indentata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Euglyphis melancholica is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (6 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.
