Limenitis iphiclus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis iphiclus sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 46 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.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis iphiclus in Cañón del Sumidero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to June, the lowest months. That is one of Cañón del Sumidero National Park's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain against 5 mm in February.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Limenitis iphiclus 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 6 parks where we can rate Limenitis iphiclus sightings, Cañón del Sumidero National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Palo Verde National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Ostional Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Limenitis iphiclus that you can see in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Malachite (about 20%), Zebra Longwing (about 20%) and Gray Cracker (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Limenitis iphiclus is recorded against all the insects logged in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (20 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.
