Astraptes anaphus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Telegonus anaphus, the yellow-tipped flasher or dull astraptes, is a species of skipper butterfly in the subfamily Eudaminae. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America to the West Indies and Mexico. Strays can be found up to the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas.
The wingspan is 51–64 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May and from September to November in southern Texas. There are many flights beginning in March in Mexico. In Costa Rica, it occurs during both the dry and wet seasons.
The larvae feed on vines in the Fabaceae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Tipped Flasher sighting in Belo Horizonte on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 98th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Tipped Flasher in Belo Horizonte on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and October–March, the lowest months. Those are among Belo Horizonte's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 270 mm in December.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Yellow-Tipped Flasher sightings, Belo Horizonte ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in San José (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-Tipped Flasher that you can see in Belo Horizonte (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Dorantes Longtail (about 10%), Tropical Checkered-Skipper (about 10%) and Pompeius Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Tipped Flasher is recorded against all the insects logged in Belo Horizonte (10 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.
