Ripipteryx insignis

Ripipteryx insignis

Ripipteryx insignis

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
5 In 1 park
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

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

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ripipteryx insignis 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 Ripipteryx insignis in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

February

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ripipteryx insignis in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months. That is one of Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park's driest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 570 mm in October.

What time of day is best to see a Ripipteryx insignis?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ripipteryx insignis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Ripipteryx insignis?

Only Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, in our data

Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Ripipteryx insignis sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Ripipteryx insignis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Ripipteryx insignis 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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