Brassolis sophorae
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Brassolis sophorae, commonly known as the coconut caterpillar, is a species of large butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coconut Caterpillar sighting in Belo Horizonte on a given day, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 14th most-seen of the 186 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Coconut Caterpillar in Belo Horizonte on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month. That is one of Belo Horizonte's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 270 mm in December.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coconut Caterpillar sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Coconut Caterpillar sightings, Belo Horizonte ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in São Luís (Brazil, about 30%), Brasilia (Brazil, about 20%) and Caracas (Venezuela, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Coconut Caterpillar that you can see in Belo Horizonte (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Starry Night Cracker (about 20%), White Peacock (about 20%) and Themisto Amberwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Coconut Caterpillar is recorded against all the insects logged in Belo Horizonte (53 verified sightings), 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.
