Common Spurwing

Common Spurwing

Antigonus erosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Soberanía National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

7 Verified sightings at Soberanía National Park From 2019 to 2026
19 In all 3 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
2 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Spurwing in Soberanía National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Spurwing sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 157th most-seen of the 253 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Common Spurwing in Soberanía National Park?

March, May–June and December–January

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Spurwing in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April and July–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Common Spurwing?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Spurwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Which relatives of the Common Spurwing live in Soberanía National Park?

Same family: Hesperiidae

The closest relatives of the Common Spurwing that you can see in Soberanía National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Cobalus calvina (about 10%), Pompeius Skipper (about 10%) and Social Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Common Spurwing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Spurwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Soberanía National Park (7 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.

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