Apiomerus vexillarius
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Apiomerus vexillarius sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 97th most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Apiomerus vexillarius in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to January, the lowest months. That is one of Piedras Blancas National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 650 mm in October.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Apiomerus vexillarius sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Apiomerus vexillarius sightings, Piedras Blancas National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Apiomerus vexillarius that you can see in Piedras Blancas National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Leptoscelis conspicuus (about 30%), Leptoscelis quadrisignatus (about 20%) and Zammara smaragdula (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Apiomerus vexillarius is recorded against all the insects logged in Piedras Blancas National Park (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.
