Hoplognathoca costarricensis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hoplognathoca costarricensis sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 89th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hoplognathoca costarricensis in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hoplognathoca costarricensis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 Hoplognathoca costarricensis sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Hoplognathoca costarricensis that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Red-Tailed Stingless Bee (about 30%), Hairy-Headed Leafcutter Ant (about 20%) and Unstable Paper Wasp (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hoplognathoca costarricensis is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (29 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.
