Tracta Sister

Tracta Sister

Adelpha tracta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Volcán Barú National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

7 Verified sightings at Volcán Barú National Park From 2019 to 2026
99 In all 6 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
4 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Tracta Sister in Volcán Barú National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tracta Sister sighting in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 27 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Tracta Sister in Volcán Barú National Park?

August

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Tracta Sister in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, April–June and September–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Tracta Sister?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tracta Sister sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Volcán Barú National Park the best place to see a Tracta Sister?

3rd of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Tracta Sister sightings, Volcán Barú National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Tracta Sister live in Volcán Barú National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Tracta Sister that you can see in Volcán Barú National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Clysonymus Longwing (about 30%), Mexican Silverspot (about 30%) and Vicina Clearwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Tracta Sister sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Tracta Sister is recorded against all the insects logged in Volcán Barú National Park (7 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.

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