Lycorea ilione
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Lycorea ilione, the clearwing mimic queen is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the subfamily Danainae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. Lycorea ilione phenarete (Doubleday, 1847); present in Bolivia and Peru This species is present in Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. It occurs in the transitional rainforest and cloudforest, at an elevation of 500–1,500 metres (1,600–4,900 ft) above sea level.
Lycorea ilione can reach a wingspan of about 10 cm (3.9 in). It is an extremely variable species. These large and strongly marked butterflies show yellow-tipped antennae and black thorax with white dots and gray abdomen. All wings are rounded, with forewings much longer than the hindwings and with concave inner edge. The wings are transparent... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Clearwing Mimic-Queen sighting in Curitiba on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 128th most-seen of the 177 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 March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Clearwing Mimic-Queen in Curitiba on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and July–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clearwing Mimic-Queen sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Clearwing Mimic-Queen sightings, Curitiba has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come São Paulo (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Clearwing Mimic-Queen that you can see in Curitiba (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Julia Heliconian (about 30%), Red Peacock (about 30%) and Gulf Fritillary (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Clearwing Mimic-Queen is recorded against all the insects logged in Curitiba (8 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.
