Wide-Bordered Satyr

Wide-Bordered Satyr

Satyrotaygetis satyrina

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

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

About the Wide-Bordered Satyr

Satyrotaygetis is a monotypic butterfly genus of subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. Its one species, Satyrotaygetis satyrina, is found in the Neotropical realm. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
2 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
4 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
6 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Wide-Bordered Satyr in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wide-Bordered Satyr sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 102nd 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.

When is the best time to see a Wide-Bordered Satyr in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

January, March, June, September and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wide-Bordered Satyr in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May, July–August, October and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Wide-Bordered Satyr?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wide-Bordered 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.

Is Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park the best place to see a Wide-Bordered Satyr?

7th of 8

Of the 8 parks where we can rate Wide-Bordered Satyr sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in El Triunfo (Mexico, about 40%), Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Wide-Bordered Satyr live in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Wide-Bordered 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.

Where does the Wide-Bordered Satyr sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Wide-Bordered Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (7 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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