Phocides polybius
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Phocides polybius, the bloody spot or guava skipper, is a species of butterfly in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, that is native to the Americas. It is found from the lower Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas in the United States south through Mexico and Central America to Argentina. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793.
The wingspan is 42–63 mm (1.7–2.5 in). There are several generations with adults on wing in February, April, and June to December in southern Texas. The larvae feed on Psidium species, including Psidium guajava and Psidium cattleianum. Adults probably feed on flower nectar. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Guava Skipper sighting in Maceió on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 54th most-seen of the 67 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.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Guava Skipper in Maceió on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Guava Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Southern Guava Skipper sightings, Maceió ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 10%), Montevideo (Uruguay, about 10%) and Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Southern Guava Skipper that you can see in Maceió (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Dorantes Longtail (about 10%), Common Blue-Skipper (about 10%) and Long-Tailed Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Guava Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Maceió (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.
