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.