What are the chances of seeing a Vicina Clearwing in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vicina Clearwing sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 57th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Vicina Clearwing in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
April–May and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Vicina Clearwing in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month.
What time of day is best to see a Vicina Clearwing?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Vicina Clearwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve the best place to see a Vicina Clearwing?
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Vicina Clearwing sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 20%) and Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Which relatives of the Vicina Clearwing live in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Vicina Clearwing that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Common Morpho (about 30%), Clysonymus Longwing (about 30%) and Wide-Bordered Satyr (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Vicina Clearwing sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Vicina Clearwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (46 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.