Pterodictya reticularis
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Wax-Tailed Planthopper sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 203 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and September–October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Wax-Tailed Planthopper in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wax-Tailed Planthopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Wax-Tailed Planthopper sightings, Yasuní National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Manuel Antonio National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 20%).
Same family: Fulgoridae
The closest relatives of the Wax-Tailed Planthopper that you can see in Yasuní National Park (family Fulgoridae, Lanternflies) are Lystra pulverulenta (about 10%), Red-Eyed Planthopper (about 10%) and Odontoptera carrenoi (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wax-Tailed Planthopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Yasuní National Park (46 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.
