What are the chances of seeing a Golden-Snouted Sootywing in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-Snouted Sootywing sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 50th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Golden-Snouted Sootywing in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
February
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-Snouted Sootywing in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and September–December, the lowest months. That is one of Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 150 mm in June.
What time of day is best to see a Golden-Snouted Sootywing?
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-Snouted Sootywing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Golden-Snouted Sootywing?
Only Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, in our data
Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Golden-Snouted Sootywing sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Golden-Snouted Sootywing live in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Golden-Snouted Sootywing that you can see in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Glassy-Winged Skipper (about 40%), Obscure Skipper (about 30%) and Whirlabout (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Golden-Snouted Sootywing sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-Snouted Sootywing is recorded against all the insects logged in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (10 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.