Platygonia spatulata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Platygonia spatulata sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–July and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Platygonia spatulata in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Platygonia spatulata sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Platygonia spatulata sightings, Tenorio Volcano National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Platygonia spatulata 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 Platygonia spatulata is recorded against all the insects logged in Tenorio Volcano National Park (7 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.
