Eciton rapax
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eciton rapax sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 89th most-seen of the 203 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August–September and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eciton rapax in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eciton rapax sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Eciton rapax sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 20%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eciton rapax is recorded against all the insects logged in Yasuní National Park (9 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.
