What are the chances of seeing a Rhodnius pictipes in Yasuní National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rhodnius pictipes sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 6 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.
When is the best time to see a Rhodnius pictipes in Yasuní National Park?
August and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rhodnius pictipes in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–May, July and September–October, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Rhodnius pictipes?
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rhodnius pictipes sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Where else can you see a Rhodnius pictipes?
Only Yasuní National Park, in our data
Yasuní National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rhodnius pictipes sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Rhodnius pictipes sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rhodnius pictipes is recorded against all the insects logged in Yasuní 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.