Melete lycimnia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Melete lycimnia, the common melwhite, primrose flag or lycimnia white flag, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Texas in the United States to Bolivia. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests. The wingspan is 52–56 mm (2.0–2.2 in). In all subspecies, females are more yellowish.
The larvae probably feed on Loranthaceae species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Melwhite sighting in Caracas on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 90th most-seen of the 107 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.
April and July–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Melwhite in Caracas on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and October–March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Melwhite sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Common Melwhite sightings, Caracas has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Belo Horizonte (Brazil, under 5%) and Medellín (Colombia, under 5%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Common Melwhite that you can see in Caracas (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Great Southern White (about 10%) and Cloudless Sulphur (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Melwhite is recorded against all the insects logged in Caracas (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.
