Lyca Numberwing

Lyca Numberwing

Callicore lyca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tenorio Volcano National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

6 Verified sightings at Tenorio Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026
51 In all 6 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Lyca Numberwing

Callicore lyca, the Aegina numberwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is usually found from south Mexico to all of Peru. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
3 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
6 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lyca Numberwing in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lyca Numberwing 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.

When is the best time to see a Lyca Numberwing in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

December

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lyca Numberwing in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–May, August and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Tenorio Volcano National Park's wettest months, with about 420 mm of rain against 120 mm in April.

What time of day is best to see a Lyca Numberwing?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lyca Numberwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Tenorio Volcano National Park the best place to see a Lyca Numberwing?

3rd of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Lyca Numberwing sightings, Tenorio Volcano National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Lyca Numberwing live in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Lyca Numberwing that you can see in Tenorio Volcano National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Common Morpho (about 30%), Banded Peacock (about 30%) and Banded Owl-Butterfly (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Lyca Numberwing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lyca Numberwing 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.

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