Pierella helvina
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Pierella helvina, the red-washed satyr, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the subfamily Satyrinae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Washed Satyr sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Washed Satyr in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July, September and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Washed Satyr sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
10th of 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Red-Washed Satyr sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%), Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Red-Washed Satyr 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 Red-Washed Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (18 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.
