Exophthalmus nicaraguensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Exophthalmus nicaraguensis sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 265th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March–June and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Exophthalmus nicaraguensis in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February, July–August and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Exophthalmus nicaraguensis sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Exophthalmus nicaraguensis sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Exophthalmus
The closest relatives of the Exophthalmus nicaraguensis that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Exophthalmus) are Exophthalmus jekelianus (about 20%) and Exophthalmus scalptus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Exophthalmus nicaraguensis is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (9 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.
