Genus

Spearbearers

Copiphora

7 species in our catalog · found in 19 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOrthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids)
FamilyTettigoniidae (Katydids)
GenusCopiphora (Spearbearers)

Species in this group

Copiphora rhinoceros

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Endemic

Copiphora cultricornis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Copiphora hastata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Copiphora brevirostris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Copiphora gracilis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Copiphora ottei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Copiphora brevicauda

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Spearbearers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 7	~40%
	Rhinoceros Katydid			~30%
	Brown-Faced Spearbearer			~20%
2	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 7	~40%
	Rhinoceros Katydid			~30%
	Brown-Faced Spearbearer			~10%
3	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 7	~30%
	Rhinoceros Katydid			~30%
4	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 7	~30%
	Rhinoceros Katydid			~20%
	Brown-Faced Spearbearer			<5%
5	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 7	~30%
	Rhinoceros Katydid			~30%
6	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 7	~20%
	Yellow-Faced Spearbearer			~20%
7	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 7	~20%
	Rhinoceros Katydid			~20%
8	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 7	~20%
	Yellow-Faced Spearbearer			~10%
	Otte’s Spear Bearer			~10%
9	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 7	~20%
	Copiphora brevirostris			~20%
10	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 7	~10%
	Copiphora gracilis			~10%
11	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 7	~10%
	Rhinoceros Katydid			~10%
12	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 7	~10%
	Rhinoceros Katydid			~10%
13	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 7	~10%
	Yellow-Faced Spearbearer			~10%
14	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 7	~10%
	Brown-Faced Spearbearer			~10%
15	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 7	~10%
	Copiphora gracilis			~10%
16	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 7	~10%
	Copiphora gracilis			~10%
17	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 7	~10%
	Copiphora brevicauda			~10%
18	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 7	~10%
	Rhinoceros Katydid			~10%
19	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 7	<5%
	Brown-Faced Spearbearer			<5%