Red Cracker

Red Cracker

Hamadryas amphinome

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Guadalajara

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

30 Verified sightings at Guadalajara
245 In all 11 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Red Cracker

Hamadryas amphinome, the red cracker, is a species of cracker butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, native to regions of North and South America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# 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%

Cities Where Found

# 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%

Before you go

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

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Cracker sighting in Guadalajara on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 53rd 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

April and August–December

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

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

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.

Is Guadalajara the best place to see a Red Cracker?

12th of 16

Of the 16 cities where we can rate Red Cracker sightings, Guadalajara ranks 12th at about 10%. The best odds are in São Luís (Brazil, about 20%), Maceió (Brazil, about 20%) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil, about 20%).

Where does the Red Cracker sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Red Cracker is recorded against all the insects logged in Guadalajara (30 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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