Periphoba arcaei
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Periphoba arcaei sighting in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 80 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.
January and August–October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Periphoba arcaei in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–June and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Periphoba arcaei 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 6 parks where we can rate Periphoba arcaei sightings, Tortuguero National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Periphoba arcaei that you can see in Tortuguero National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Banded Peacock (about 40%), White Peacock (about 30%) and Banded Owl-Butterfly (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Periphoba arcaei is recorded against all the insects logged in Tortuguero National Park (12 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.
