Satyrotaygetis satyrina
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Satyrotaygetis is a monotypic butterfly genus of subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. Its one species, Satyrotaygetis satyrina, is found in the Neotropical realm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wide-Bordered Satyr sighting in Poás Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 6 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.
February
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Wide-Bordered Satyr in Poás Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to November, the lowest months. That is one of Poás Volcano National Park's driest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 460 mm in November.
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.
4th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Wide-Bordered Satyr sightings, Poás Volcano National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in El Triunfo (Mexico, about 40%), Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Wide-Bordered Satyr that you can see in Poás Volcano National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Common Morpho (about 20%) and Mexican Silverspot (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wide-Bordered Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Poás Volcano National Park (8 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.
