Leptoscelis tricolor

Leptoscelis tricolor

Leptoscelis tricolor

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

17 Verified sightings at Soberanía National Park From 2019 to 2026
106 In all 6 parks
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
5 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
6 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Leptoscelis tricolor in Soberanía National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Leptoscelis tricolor sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 74th most-seen of the 253 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Leptoscelis tricolor in Soberanía National Park?

July and September

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Leptoscelis tricolor in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May, October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Soberanía National Park's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Leptoscelis tricolor?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Leptoscelis tricolor 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 Leptoscelis tricolor live in Soberanía National Park?

Same genus: Leptoscelis

The closest relatives of the Leptoscelis tricolor that you can see in Soberanía National Park (genus Leptoscelis) are Leptoscelis quadrisignatus (about 10%) and Leptoscelis conspicuus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Leptoscelis tricolor sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Leptoscelis tricolor is recorded against all the insects logged in Soberanía National Park (17 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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