Hamadryas laodamia
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Hamadryas laodamia, the starry night cracker or starry cracker, is a species of cracker butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It can be found from Mexico to the Amazon basin, but is most common in lowland forest in the Caribbean area. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Starry Night Cracker sighting in Goiânia on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 44 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Starry Night Cracker in Goiânia on a given day, against under 5% in August to December, the lowest months. That is one of Goiânia's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 240 mm in January.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Starry Night Cracker sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Starry Night Cracker sightings, Goiânia has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Belo Horizonte (Brazil, about 20%) and Campo Grande (Brazil, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Starry Night Cracker that you can see in Goiânia (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are White Peacock (about 40%), Mexican Fritillary (about 30%) and Gulf Fritillary (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Starry Night Cracker is recorded against all the insects logged in Goiânia (19 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.
