Heliconius clysonymus
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Heliconius clysonymus, the Clysonymus longwing, yellow longwing or montane longwing, is a species of Heliconius butterfly found in Central and South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Clysonymus Longwing sighting in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 27 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Clysonymus Longwing in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, July and September, the lowest months. Those are among Volcán Barú National Park's driest months, with about 80 mm of rain a month against 460 mm in October.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clysonymus Longwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Clysonymus Longwing sightings, Volcán Barú National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Clysonymus Longwing that you can see in Volcán Barú National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Mexican Silverspot (about 30%), Vicina Clearwing (about 20%) and Pansy Daggerwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Clysonymus Longwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Volcán Barú National Park (29 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.
