Zammara smaragdina
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Emerald Cicada sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 98 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Emerald Cicada in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Emerald Cicada sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
6th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Emerald Cicada sightings, Tenorio Volcano National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 30%), Chagres National Park (Panama, about 30%) and Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Emerald Cicada that you can see in Tenorio Volcano National Park (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Golden Froghopper (about 30%), Hypselonotus interruptus (about 20%) and Leptoscelis quadrisignatus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Emerald Cicada is recorded against all the insects logged in Tenorio Volcano National Park (10 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.
