Puna Clouded Sulphur

Puna Clouded Sulphur

Colias euxanthe

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at La Paz

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

6 Verified sightings at La Paz
March Best month

About the Puna Clouded Sulphur

Colias euxanthe, the Puna clouded sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Tropical Andes subregion of the Neotropical realm (Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador). 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 La Paz 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Puna Clouded Sulphur in La Paz?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Puna Clouded Sulphur sighting in La Paz on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 30th most-seen of the 32 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Puna Clouded Sulphur in La Paz?

March

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Puna Clouded Sulphur in La Paz on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months. That is one of La Paz's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 10 mm in June.

Where else can you see a Puna Clouded Sulphur?

Only La Paz, in our data

La Paz is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Puna Clouded Sulphur sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Puna Clouded Sulphur sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Puna Clouded Sulphur is recorded against all the insects logged in La Paz (6 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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