Pterodictya reticularis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Wax-Tailed Planthopper sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 141 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
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Wax-Tailed Planthopper in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–April and August, the lowest months. That is one of Tambopata National Reserve's driest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 420 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wax-Tailed Planthopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
3rd of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Wax-Tailed Planthopper sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 30%) and Manuel Antonio National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wax-Tailed Planthopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Tambopata National Reserve (20 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.
