Anetia thirza
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Anetia thirza, the cloud-forest monarch, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Mexico and Central America (including El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama). The larvae possibly feed on Metastelma and Cynanchum species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cloud-Forest King sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 57th most-seen of the 187 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cloud-Forest King in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cloud-Forest King sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Cloud-Forest King sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Cloud-Forest King that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Mexican Silverspot (about 20%), Common Morpho (about 10%) and Lamplight Actinote (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cloud-Forest King is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (11 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.
