Phyciodes vesta
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Vesta Crescent sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 76 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 329 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Vesta Crescent in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to February, the lowest months. Those are among Big Bend National Park's wettest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in April.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Vesta Crescent sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Vesta Crescent sightings, Big Bend National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Vesta Crescent that you can see in Big Bend National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Empress Leilia (about 40%), Queen (about 30%) and Limenitis bredowii (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Vesta Crescent is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (76 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.
