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 Campinas on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th 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.
February and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spear-Winged Cattleheart in Campinas on a given day, against under 5% in April–June, August and October–January, the lowest months.
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.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Spear-Winged Cattleheart sightings, Campinas ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Belo Horizonte (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Papilionidae
The closest relatives of the Spear-Winged Cattleheart that you can see in Campinas (family Papilionidae, Swallowtails and Parnassians) are Thoas Swallowtail (about 10%), Ruby-Spotted Swallowtail (about 10%) and Scamander 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 Campinas (12 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.
