Parides neophilus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Parides neophilus, the spear-winged cattleheart, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm. The larvae feed on Aristolochia trilobata and Aristolochia colombiana. P. n. neophilus – Guianas, Surinam, southern Venezuela
In the male the cell of the hindwing on the upper surface is red nearly to the base. In both sexes the 2. median of the hindwing arises at the same height as the subcostal. Colombia to Paraguay and South Brazil, but not from Rio de Janeiro to Pernambuco, where P. zacynthus occurs. — eurybates Gray (= euphales Gray) (5c), male with large white spots on the forewing; the red spots on the hindwing not blackish... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spear-Winged Cattleheart sighting in Belo Horizonte on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 44th most-seen of the 186 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spear-Winged Cattleheart in Belo Horizonte on a given day, against under 5% in September to February, the lowest months. Those are among Belo Horizonte's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 270 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spear-Winged Cattleheart sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Spear-Winged Cattleheart sightings, Belo Horizonte has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Campinas (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Papilionidae
The closest relatives of the Spear-Winged Cattleheart that you can see in Belo Horizonte (family Papilionidae, Swallowtails and Parnassians) are Ruby-Spotted Swallowtail (about 10%), Thoas Swallowtail (about 10%) and Polydamas Swallowtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spear-Winged Cattleheart is recorded against all the insects logged in Belo Horizonte (20 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.
