Patilla Clearwing

Patilla Clearwing

Ithomia patilla

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

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park From 2019 to 2026
60 In all 6 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
3 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
4 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Patilla Clearwing in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Patilla Clearwing sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 158th most-seen of the 187 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Patilla Clearwing in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

May–June and December–February

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Patilla Clearwing in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and July–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Patilla Clearwing?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Patilla Clearwing 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 Patilla Clearwing?

6th of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Patilla Clearwing sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 20%) and Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Patilla Clearwing live in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Patilla Clearwing 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.

Where does the Patilla Clearwing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Patilla Clearwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (5 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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