Callicore lyca
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Callicore lyca, the Aegina numberwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is usually found from south Mexico to all of Peru. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lyca Numberwing sighting in Rincón de la Vieja National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 45th most-seen of the 56 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.
June, August and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lyca Numberwing in Rincón de la Vieja National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, September–October and December–February, the lowest months. Those are among Rincón de la Vieja National Park's wettest months, with about 300 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lyca Numberwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Lyca Numberwing sightings, Rincón de la Vieja National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Lyca Numberwing that you can see in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 50%), Julia Heliconian (about 50%) and Malachite (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lyca Numberwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (5 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.
