What are the chances of seeing a Middle American Pearlwing in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Middle American Pearlwing sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 297th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Middle American Pearlwing in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
March–May, July and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Middle American Pearlwing in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, June and August–October, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Middle American Pearlwing?
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Middle American Pearlwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Middle American Pearlwing?
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 Middle American Pearlwing sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Middle American Pearlwing live in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Middle American Pearlwing that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Thorn-Tipped Dancer (about 10%), Sky-Blue Dancer (about 10%) and Big Blue Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Middle American Pearlwing sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Middle American Pearlwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (13 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.