Eunica tatila
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Eunica tatila, the Florida purplewing, is a species of tropical brushfoot in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Americas from southern Texas and southern Florida down through Argentina. The MONA or Hodges number for Eunica tatila is 4533. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Florida Purplewing sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 75 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Florida Purplewing in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May and October–March, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Florida Purplewing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Florida Purplewing sightings, Calakmul Biosphere Reserve ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%) and Everglades National Park (United States, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Florida Purplewing is recorded against all the insects logged in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (21 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.
