Diaethria pandama
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Diaethria pandama is a species of butterfly of the genus Diaethria. It was described by Edward Doubleday in 1848. It is found from Mexico to Panama. The larvae feed on Serjania species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Striped Eighty-Eight sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 412th 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.
February–March, July and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Striped Eighty-Eight in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January, April–June and August–November, the lowest months. Those are among Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 510 mm in October.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-Striped Eighty-Eight sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Orange-Striped Eighty-Eight sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 10%), Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-Striped Eighty-Eight is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (5 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.
