What are the chances of seeing a Lucidota amabilis in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lucidota amabilis sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 215th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Lucidota amabilis in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
June and November–April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lucidota amabilis in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–October, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Lucidota amabilis?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lucidota amabilis sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Lucidota amabilis?
Only Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, in our data
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Lucidota amabilis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Lucidota amabilis sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lucidota amabilis is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (12 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.