Pierella helvina
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Pierella helvina, the red-washed satyr, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the subfamily Satyrinae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Washed Satyr sighting in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 80 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April and October–November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Washed Satyr in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and September, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Washed Satyr sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Red-Washed Satyr sightings, Tortuguero National Park ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%), Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Red-Washed Satyr that you can see in Tortuguero National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) 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 Red-Washed Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Tortuguero National Park (26 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.
