Hoplognathoca costarricensis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hoplognathoca costarricensis sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 61st most-seen of the 98 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hoplognathoca costarricensis in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April, June and August–October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hoplognathoca costarricensis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Hoplognathoca costarricensis sightings, Tenorio Volcano National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same order: Hymenoptera
The closest relatives of the Hoplognathoca costarricensis that you can see in Tenorio Volcano National Park (order Hymenoptera, Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies) are Hairy-Headed Leafcutter Ant (about 30%), Central American Paper Wasp (about 20%) and Northern Warrior Wasp (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hoplognathoca costarricensis is recorded against all the insects logged in Tenorio Volcano National Park (6 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.
