Marpesia petreus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Marpesia petreus, the ruddy daggerwing, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Brazil north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Florida. Strays are found as far north as Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, and southern Texas.
The wingspan is 70–95 mm. The larvae feed on Ficus carica, Ficus pumila, and Ficus citrifolia. Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Daggerwing sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 102nd most-seen of the 302 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.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Daggerwing in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and August–November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ruddy Daggerwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
23rd of 25
Of the 25 parks where we can rate Ruddy Daggerwing sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 23rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 20%), Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 20%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 20%).
Same genus: Marpesia
The closest relatives of the Ruddy Daggerwing that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (genus Marpesia, Daggerwings) are Spot-Banded Daggerwing (about 10%) and Orange Daggerwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ruddy Daggerwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (12 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.
