Diaethria astala
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Diaethria astala, the faded eighty-eight or navy eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to Colombia. The larvae feed on Serjania, Paullinia and Cardiospermum species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Navy Eighty-Eight sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 359th 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.
January–February, July and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Navy Eighty-Eight in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–June, August–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Navy Eighty-Eight sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Navy Eighty-Eight sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 20%), Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Cañón del Sumidero National Park (Mexico, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Navy Eighty-Eight is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (6 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.
