Rhetus periander
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Rhetus periander, the Periander metalmark or variable beautymark, is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in most of Central and South America, ranging from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Periander Metalmark sighting in Caracas on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 39th most-seen of the 107 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and May–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Periander Metalmark in Caracas on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Periander Metalmark sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Periander Metalmark sightings, Caracas ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cali (Colombia, about 10%) and Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Periander Metalmark that you can see in Caracas (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Lycaena cyna (about 30%), Hanno Blue (about 30%) and Tropical Checkered-Skipper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Periander Metalmark is recorded against all the insects logged in Caracas (15 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.
