Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Hypselonotus interruptus in Yasuní National Park?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hypselonotus interruptus sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 165th most-seen of the 203 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Hypselonotus interruptus in Yasuní National Park?

Accepted Answer

October and December. In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hypselonotus interruptus in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and August–September, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Hypselonotus interruptus?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Is Yasuní National Park the best place to see a Hypselonotus interruptus?

Accepted Answer

8th of 13. Of the 13 parks where we can rate Hypselonotus interruptus sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%), Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Hypselonotus interruptus live in Yasuní National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Coreidae. The closest relatives of the Hypselonotus interruptus that you can see in Yasuní National Park (family Coreidae, Leaf-footed Bugs) are Leptoscelis excellens (about 10%), Leptoscelis saepifera (about 10%) and Nematopus indus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Hypselonotus interruptus sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Hypselonotus interruptus is recorded against all the insects logged in Yasuní National Park (5 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
2	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
3	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
4	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
5	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
6	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
7	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
8	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
9	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
10	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
11	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
12	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
13	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
2	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
3	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
4	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
5	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
6	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
7	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
8	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%

Hypselonotus interruptus

Recent sightings of Hypselonotus interruptus in Yasuní National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

Leptoscelis excellens

Leptoscelis saepifera

Nematopus indus

Molchina hopei

Wax-Tailed Planthopper

Lystra pulverulenta

Macugonalia moesta

Wide-Collared Lichen Cicada

Brontostoma basale

Red-Eyed Planthopper

Odontoptera carrenoi

Calliscarta decora

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