Brown Longtail

Brown Longtail

Urbanus procne

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Guadalajara

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

15 Verified sightings at Guadalajara
26 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Brown Longtail

Spicauda procne, the brown longtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America and Mexico to southern Texas. Rare strays can be found up to southern New Mexico, southern Arizona and southern California.

The wingspan is 37–48 mm. There are three generations per year in southern Texas. The larvae feed on various grasses, including Cynodon dactylon and Sorghum halepense. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
~10%
2 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
<5%
4 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Longtail in Guadalajara?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Longtail sighting in Guadalajara on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 111th most-seen of the 229 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Brown Longtail in Guadalajara?

August and October–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Longtail in Guadalajara on a given day, against under 5% in September and December–July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Brown Longtail?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Longtail sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Guadalajara the best place to see a Brown Longtail?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Brown Longtail sightings, Guadalajara ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Monterrey (México, about 10%) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil, about 10%).

Where does the Brown Longtail sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown Longtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Guadalajara (15 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.

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