Mestra amymone
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Mestra is a genus of nymphalid butterfly. It contains the single species Mestra dorcas, the Jamaican mestra, which is found from southern North America to South America and possibly Mestra cana, the St Lucia mestra, found in the Lesser Antilles (though this may be a misidentification).
The wingspan is 35–50 mm. Adults are on wing year round in southern Texas, but it is most numerous from June to November. They have been recorded feeding on the nectar of Lantana flowers. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | Torreón | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 7 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Mestra sighting in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 77 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Mestra in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí on a given day, against under 5% in May and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Mestra sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Common Mestra sightings, Biotopo Cerro Cahuí has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 20%) and Big Bend National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Common Mestra that you can see in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 40%), White Peacock (about 40%) and Many-Banded Daggerwing (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Mestra is recorded against all the insects logged in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (19 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.
