Zerene cesonia
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Zerene cesonia, the southern dogface, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Pieridae, subfamily Coliadinae (until recently the species was sometimes placed in the related genus Colias instead of Zerene). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cabo Pulmo National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 7 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 9 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 10 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Dogface sighting in La Paz on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 15th most-seen of the 32 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Dogface in La Paz on a given day, against under 5% in June, August–October and December–February, the lowest months. Those are among La Paz's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Dogface sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Southern Dogface sightings, La Paz has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Cochabamba (Bolivia, about 20%) and San Luis Potosí (México, about 10%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Southern Dogface that you can see in La Paz (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Lesbia Clouded Yellow (about 10%) and Puna Clouded Sulphur (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Dogface is recorded against all the insects logged in La Paz (22 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.
