Limenitis cytherea
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis cytherea sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 117 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.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis cytherea in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Piedras Blancas National Park's wettest months, with about 440 mm of rain against 55 mm in February.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Limenitis cytherea 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 11 parks where we can rate Limenitis cytherea sightings, Piedras Blancas National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Cahuita National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Limenitis cytherea that you can see in Piedras Blancas National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are White Peacock (about 40%), Banded Peacock (about 40%) and Doris Longwing (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Limenitis cytherea is recorded against all the insects logged in Piedras Blancas National Park (22 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.
