Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Red Cracker in Fortaleza?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Cracker sighting in Fortaleza on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 69th most-seen of the 112 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.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Red Cracker in Fortaleza?

Accepted Answer

August. In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red Cracker in Fortaleza on a given day, against under 5% in May–July, September and November–March, the lowest months. That is one of Fortaleza's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 240 mm in April.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Red Cracker?

Accepted Answer

Between 10 am and 1 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red Cracker sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Fortaleza the best place to see a Red Cracker?

Accepted Answer

6th of 16. Of the 16 cities where we can rate Red Cracker sightings, Fortaleza ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in São Luís (Brazil, about 20%), Maceió (Brazil, about 20%) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil, about 20%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Red Cracker live in Fortaleza?

Accepted Answer

Same genus: Hamadryas. The closest relatives of the Red Cracker that you can see in Fortaleza (genus Hamadryas, Cracker Butterflies) are Variable Cracker (about 30%) and Gray Cracker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Red Cracker sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Red Cracker is recorded against all the insects logged in Fortaleza (7 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
2	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
3	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
4	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
5	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
6	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
7	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
8	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
9	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
10	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
11	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
2	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
3	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
4	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
5	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
6	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
7	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
8	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
9	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
10	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%

Red Cracker

About the Red Cracker

Recent sightings of Red Cracker in Fortaleza

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Fortaleza

Variable Cracker

Gray Cracker

White Peacock

Mexican Fritillary

Southern Monarch

Malachite

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Red Postman

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Gulf Fritillary

Dusky Owl-Butterfly

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