Smicropus laeta

Smicropus laeta

Smicropus laeta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Cañón del Sumidero National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

5 Verified sightings at Cañón del Sumidero National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Guatemala City 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Smicropus laeta in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Smicropus laeta sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 46 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Smicropus laeta in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?

October and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Smicropus laeta in Cañón del Sumidero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May–September and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Smicropus laeta?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Smicropus laeta sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Smicropus laeta?

Only Cañón del Sumidero National Park, in our data

Cañón del Sumidero National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Smicropus laeta sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Smicropus laeta live in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?

Same order: Lepidoptera

The closest relatives of the Smicropus laeta that you can see in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Malachite (about 20%), Zebra Longwing (about 20%) and Limenitis iphiclus (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Smicropus laeta sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Smicropus laeta is recorded against all the insects logged in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (5 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.

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