Colobura dirce
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Colobura dirce, the mosaic or zebra mosaic, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central America. the Caribbean, and northern South America. The length of the forewings is about 33 mm. The larvae feed on Cecropia species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 9 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 17 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 20 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 5 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dirce Beauty sighting in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 77 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.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dirce Beauty in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí on a given day, against under 5% in March and May–September, the lowest months. That is one of Biotopo Cerro Cahuí's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 210 mm in October.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dirce Beauty sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 20
Of the 20 parks where we can rate Dirce Beauty sightings, Biotopo Cerro Cahuí ranks 8th at about 20%. The best odds are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 30%), Masaya Volcano National Park (Nicaragua, about 20%) and Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Dirce Beauty 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 Dirce Beauty is recorded against all the insects logged in Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (7 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.
