Prepona laertes
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Prepona laertes, the shaded-blue leafwing or Laertes prepona, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in large parts of Central and South America. The wingspan is about 88 mm. It is a very variable species and a great number of subspecies and forms have been described. Most of these are now considered synonyms.
The larvae feed on Inga vera, Inga ruiziana and Andira inermis. Prepona laertes laertes (Paraguay) Prepona laertes demodice (Godard, [1824]) (French Guiana, Brazil, Surinam, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia) Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Shaded-Blue Leafwing sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 75 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Shaded-Blue Leafwing in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Shaded-Blue Leafwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 Shaded-Blue Leafwing sightings, Calakmul Biosphere Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 10%).
Same genus: Prepona
The closest relatives of the Shaded-Blue Leafwing that you can see in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (genus Prepona, Preponas and Agrias) are One-Spotted Prepona (about 20%) and Prepona demophoon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Shaded-Blue Leafwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (15 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.
