Historis odius
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Historis odius, the orion cecropian, is a species of crescents, checkerspots, anglewings, etc. in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. This species can be found in North America.The MONA or Hodges number for Historis odius is 4545. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 2 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 13 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 14 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 18 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 21 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 22 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Orion Cecropian sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 9 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Orion Cecropian in Ciénaga de Zapata on a given day, against about 10% in June, the lowest month. That is one of Ciénaga de Zapata's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 15 mm in February. September has too few records to rate.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orion Cecropian 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 22 parks where we can rate Orion Cecropian sightings, Ciénaga de Zapata has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Orion Cecropian that you can see in Ciénaga de Zapata (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are White Peacock (about 40%), Phaon Crescent (about 30%) and Zebra Longwing (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orion Cecropian is recorded against all the insects logged in Ciénaga de Zapata (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.
