Phoebis neocypris
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Phoebis neocypris, the tailed sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America. There is a record for one stray in southern Texas. The larvae feed on fresh leaves of Cassia species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tailed Sulphur sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 241st most-seen of the 558 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tailed Sulphur in Buenos Aires on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tailed Sulphur sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Tailed Sulphur sightings, Buenos Aires ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 20%), Montevideo (Uruguay, about 10%) and São Paulo (Brazil, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tailed Sulphur is recorded against all the insects logged in Buenos Aires (30 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.
