What are the chances of seeing a Lamplight Actinote in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lamplight Actinote sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 187 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Lamplight Actinote in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
June–July, September and November–April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lamplight Actinote in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, August and October, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Lamplight Actinote?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lamplight Actinote sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park the best place to see a Lamplight Actinote?
6th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Lamplight Actinote sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in La Tigra National Park (Honduras, about 30%), Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Which relatives of the Lamplight Actinote live in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Lamplight Actinote 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 Rusty-Tipped Page (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Lamplight Actinote sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lamplight Actinote is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (29 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.