Zammara smaragdina
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Emerald Cicada sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 125th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–August and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Emerald Cicada in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September–October and December–April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Emerald Cicada 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.
9th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Emerald Cicada sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 30%), Chagres National Park (Panama, about 30%) and Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Emerald Cicada that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Hypselonotus interruptus (about 10%), Triatoma dispar (about 10%) and Sibovia pileata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Emerald Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (6 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.
