Lamplight Actinote

Lamplight Actinote

Altinote ozomene

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

29 Verified sightings at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park From 2019 to 2026
178 In all 8 parks
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Lamplight Actinote

Actinote ozomene is a species of butterfly in the genus Altinote. The species has been documented in Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
2 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
3 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
4 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
5 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Guatemala City 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%

Before you go

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.

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