Anthanassa texana
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Anthanassa texana, the Texan crescentspot, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Guatemala north through Mexico to southern California, east across the southern United States to northern Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Strays may be found up to Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, South Dakota, and central Nevada. The habitat consists of deserts, dry gulches, open areas, streamsides, road edges, and city parks.
The wingspan is 32–48 mm. Adults are on wing from March to November in southern Florida and Arizona. They are on wing year round in southern Texas and the tropics. There are several generations per year. Adults feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on the leaves of various low-growing plants of the family Acanthaceae, including Diciliptera brachiata, Jacobinia carnea, Beloperone, Siphonoglossa, and Ruellia species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabo Pulmo National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | Torreón | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 7 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Texan Crescent sighting in Guadalajara on a given day, based on 74 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 16th most-seen of the 229 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Texan Crescent in Guadalajara on a given day, against under 5% in May to July, the lowest months. Those are among Guadalajara's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 210 mm in July.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Texan Crescent sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Texan Crescent sightings, Guadalajara ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Puebla (México, about 20%), Mexico City (México, about 20%) and San Luis Potosí (México, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Texan Crescent that you can see in Guadalajara (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Monarch (about 30%), Juno Silverspot (about 10%) and Gulf Fritillary (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Texan Crescent is recorded against all the insects logged in Guadalajara (74 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.
