Heraclides hectorides
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Heraclides hectorides sighting in Curitiba on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 37th most-seen of the 177 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April, August and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Heraclides hectorides in Curitiba on a given day, against under 5% in October, the lowest month.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Heraclides hectorides sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Heraclides hectorides sightings, Curitiba has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 10%) and São Paulo (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Papilionidae
The closest relatives of the Heraclides hectorides that you can see in Curitiba (family Papilionidae, Swallowtails and Parnassians) are Thoas Swallowtail (about 20%), Scamander Swallowtail (about 20%) and Ruby-Spotted Swallowtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Heraclides hectorides is recorded against all the insects logged in Curitiba (25 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.
