Pink-Spotted Swallowtail

Pink-Spotted Swallowtail

Heraclides rogeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Guadalajara

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

21 Verified sightings at Guadalajara
August Best month

About the Pink-Spotted Swallowtail

Papilio rogeri, the pink-spotted swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in central and southern Mexico. One stray has been reported from the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas, United States. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Puebla 🇲🇽 México
~20%
2 San Luis Potosí 🇲🇽 México
~10%
3 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
~10%
4 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pink-Spotted Swallowtail in Guadalajara?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-Spotted Swallowtail sighting in Guadalajara on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 79th most-seen of the 229 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pink-Spotted Swallowtail in Guadalajara?

February, April, June and August–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-Spotted Swallowtail in Guadalajara on a given day, against under 5% in March, May, July and December–January, the lowest months.

Is Guadalajara the best place to see a Pink-Spotted Swallowtail?

4th of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Pink-Spotted Swallowtail sightings, Guadalajara ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Puebla (México, about 20%), San Luis Potosí (México, about 10%) and Mexico City (México, about 10%).

Where does the Pink-Spotted Swallowtail sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pink-Spotted Swallowtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Guadalajara (21 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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