Exophthalmus jekelianus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Exophthalmus jekelianus sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 96 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Exophthalmus jekelianus in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in March and August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Exophthalmus jekelianus sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Exophthalmus jekelianus sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Exophthalmus
The closest relatives of the Exophthalmus jekelianus that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Exophthalmus) are Exophthalmus scalptus (about 10%) and Exophthalmus nicaraguensis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Exophthalmus jekelianus is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (96 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.
