What are the chances of seeing a Smicropus laeta in Guatemala City?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Smicropus laeta sighting in Guatemala City on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 68th most-seen of the 87 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 Smicropus laeta in Guatemala City?
January and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Smicropus laeta in Guatemala City on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Guatemala City's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 240 mm in September.
What time of day is best to see a Smicropus laeta?
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Smicropus laeta sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Smicropus laeta?
Only Guatemala City, in our data
Guatemala City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Smicropus laeta sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Smicropus laeta sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Smicropus laeta is recorded against all the insects logged in Guatemala City (5 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.