Calophaena costaricensis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Calophaena costaricensis sighting in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 71st most-seen of the 80 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Calophaena costaricensis in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and October–December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Calophaena costaricensis 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 Calophaena costaricensis sightings, Tortuguero National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same order: Coleoptera
The closest relatives of the Calophaena costaricensis that you can see in Tortuguero National Park (order Coleoptera, Beetles) are Exophthalmus jekelianus (about 20%), Dyscinetus dubius (about 10%) and Taeniotes scalatus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Calophaena costaricensis is recorded against all the insects logged in Tortuguero 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.
