Ripipteryx limbata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ripipteryx limbata sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 45th most-seen of the 187 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ripipteryx limbata in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–July, September–October and December–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.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ripipteryx limbata sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Ripipteryx limbata sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ripipteryx limbata is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (12 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.
