Papilio scamander
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Papilio scamander, the Scamander swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found from eastern and south-eastern Brazil south into Argentina. The wingspan is about 110 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scamander Swallowtail sighting in Campinas on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 34th most-seen of the 89 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.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Scamander Swallowtail in Campinas on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–August and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Campinas's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 240 mm in January.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Scamander Swallowtail sightings, Campinas ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Curitiba (Brazil, about 20%), Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 10%) and São Paulo (Brazil, about 10%).
Same genus: Papilio
The closest relatives of the Scamander Swallowtail that you can see in Campinas (genus Papilio, Common Swallowtails) are Thoas Swallowtail (about 10%), Ruby-Spotted Swallowtail (about 10%) and Torquatus Swallowtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scamander Swallowtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Campinas (9 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.
