Papilio torquatus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Papilio torquatus, the torquatus swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly in the subfamily Papilioninae. It is found from northern Argentina to Mexico. The wingspan is 75–80 millimetres (3.0–3.1 in). P. torquatus. male: the band of the forewing is interrupted between the 2. and 3. radial, rarely there is a yellow spot almost filling up the gap; on the under surface of the hindwing a row of red discal spots, of which the last is placed proximally to the last submarginal spot. The female very different from the male, resembling certain Aristolochia-Papilios which occur together with it; wings brown-black, with or without white patches on the forewing; hindwing above with two rows of red spots, the proximal row incomplete, some of the spots merged together in pairs into 2 or 3 large patches. The anal tergite of the male spatulate; the harpe broad, denticulate. Larva shiny, as if polished (which is also the case in all the allied species), mottled with light colour, with irregular pale patch before the middle; the colour of bird-droppings. The butterfly is found in forests and in their neighbourhood; the female is a true woodland species, like the Aristolochia... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Torquatus Swallowtail sighting in Campinas on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 68th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Torquatus Swallowtail in Campinas on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–August and October–January, the lowest months. That is one of Campinas's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain against 30 mm in August.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Torquatus Swallowtail sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Torquatus Swallowtail sightings, Campinas ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia, about 10%).
Same genus: Papilio
The closest relatives of the Torquatus Swallowtail that you can see in Campinas (genus Papilio, Common Swallowtails) 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 Torquatus Swallowtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Campinas (5 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.
