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Thecla bathildis
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Thecla bathildis sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 90 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Thecla bathildis in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April, August and October, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thecla bathildis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Thecla bathildis sightings, Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 10%) and Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same genus: Thecla
The closest relatives of the Thecla bathildis that you can see in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (genus Thecla) are Thecla marius (about 40%), Thecla yojoa (about 30%) and Thecla rufofusca (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Thecla bathildis is recorded against all the insects logged in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (90 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.
