Hedone vibex
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Whirlabout sighting in Guadalajara on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 71st 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.
January, March–April and June–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Whirlabout in Guadalajara on a given day, against under 5% in February, May and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Whirlabout sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Whirlabout sightings, Guadalajara ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Monterrey (México, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Whirlabout that you can see in Guadalajara (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Dorantes Longtail (about 20%), Tropical Checkered-Skipper (about 10%) and Guava Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Whirlabout is recorded against all the insects logged in Guadalajara (23 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.
