Epiphile adrasta
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Epiphile adrasta, the common banner, is a species of tropical brushfoot in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Epiphile adrasta is 4544.7. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Banner sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 46 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 and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Banner in Cañón del Sumidero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and December–March, the lowest months. Those are among Cañón del Sumidero National Park's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in February.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Banner sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Common Banner sightings, Cañón del Sumidero National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Common Banner that you can see in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Malachite (about 20%), Zebra Longwing (about 20%) and Limenitis iphiclus (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Banner is recorded against all the insects logged in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (10 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.
