Montina scutellaris
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Montina scutellaris sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 77th 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.
May–June, August and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Montina scutellaris in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, September and November–April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Montina scutellaris sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Montina scutellaris sightings, Tenorio Volcano National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Montina scutellaris 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 Emerald Cicada (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Montina scutellaris is recorded against all the insects logged in Tenorio Volcano National Park (5 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.
