What are the chances of seeing a Metresura flaviceps in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Metresura flaviceps sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 172nd 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 Metresura flaviceps in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
March–May, August and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Metresura flaviceps in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February, June–July and September–November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Metresura flaviceps?
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Metresura flaviceps sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Where else can you see a Metresura flaviceps?
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 Metresura flaviceps sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Metresura flaviceps sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Metresura flaviceps is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (17 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.