Caligo illioneus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Caligo illioneus, the Illioneus giant owl, is an owl butterfly belonging to the nymphalid family, Morphinae subfamily, tribe Brassolini. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Owl-Butterfly sighting in Belo Horizonte on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 162nd most-seen of the 186 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky Owl-Butterfly in Belo Horizonte on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and September–March, the lowest months. Those are among Belo Horizonte's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 270 mm in December.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky Owl-Butterfly 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 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Dusky Owl-Butterfly sightings, Belo Horizonte ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in São Luís (Brazil, about 10%), Cali (Colombia, about 10%) and Fortaleza (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Dusky Owl-Butterfly 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 Dusky Owl-Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Belo Horizonte (5 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.
