What are the chances of seeing a Wide-Bordered Satyr in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Wide-Bordered Satyr sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 103 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Wide-Bordered Satyr in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Wide-Bordered Satyr in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in April–July and September, the lowest months. That is one of Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's wettest months, with about 320 mm of rain against 45 mm in March.
What time of day is best to see a Wide-Bordered Satyr?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wide-Bordered Satyr 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 Wide-Bordered Satyr?
3rd of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Wide-Bordered Satyr sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in El Triunfo (Mexico, about 40%) and Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Which relatives of the Wide-Bordered Satyr live in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Wide-Bordered Satyr that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Common Morpho (about 30%), Clysonymus Longwing (about 30%) and Heraldica Clearwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Wide-Bordered Satyr sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wide-Bordered Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (103 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.