Melete lycimnia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Melete lycimnia, the common melwhite, primrose flag or lycimnia white flag, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Texas in the United States to Bolivia. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests. The wingspan is 52–56 mm (2.0–2.2 in). In all subspecies, females are more yellowish.
The larvae probably feed on Loranthaceae species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Melwhite sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 129th most-seen of the 175 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Melwhite in Medellín on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Melwhite sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Common Melwhite sightings, Medellín ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Caracas (Venezuela, about 10%) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Common Melwhite that you can see in Medellín (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are White Angled-Sulphur (about 10%) and Great Southern White (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Melwhite is recorded against all the insects logged in Medellín (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.
