Heraldica Clearwing

Heraldica Clearwing

Ithomia heraldica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

96 Verified sightings at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026
144 In all 4 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
4 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Heraldica Clearwing in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Heraldica Clearwing 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 19th 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.

When is the best time to see a Heraldica Clearwing in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

November

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Heraldica Clearwing in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in January and March, 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.

What time of day is best to see a Heraldica Clearwing?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Heraldica Clearwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve the best place to see a Heraldica Clearwing?

Yes

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Heraldica Clearwing sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Heraldica Clearwing live in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

Same genus: Ithomia

The closest relatives of the Heraldica Clearwing that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Ithomia) are Smoky Ithomia (about 10%) and Patilla Clearwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Heraldica Clearwing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Heraldica Clearwing 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.

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