Ectima thecla
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Ectima thecla is a species of brush-footed butterfly found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela. It shows a similar behavior to the Hamadryas butterfly, but it does not produce the noise of "Cracker-butterflies". Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thecla Banner sighting in Curitiba on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 81st most-seen of the 177 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Thecla Banner in Curitiba on a given day, against under 5% in January and May–October, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thecla Banner 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 3 cities where we can rate Thecla Banner sightings, Curitiba has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Campinas (Brazil, about 10%) and São Paulo (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Thecla Banner 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 Thecla Banner is recorded against all the insects logged in Curitiba (16 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.
