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Thecla bathildis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thecla bathildis sighting in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 62nd 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Thecla bathildis in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June, September–October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Tortuguero National Park's driest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 540 mm in July.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thecla bathildis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Thecla bathildis sightings, Tortuguero National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 40%) and Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Thecla bathildis that you can see in Tortuguero National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Togarna Hairstreak (about 20%) and Sky-Blue Hairstreak (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Thecla bathildis is recorded against all the insects logged in Tortuguero National Park (6 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.
