Eresia polina
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Medellín

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

8 Verified sightings at Medellín
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

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 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Eresia polina in Medellín?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Eresia polina sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 108th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Eresia polina in Medellín?

February, May–July and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eresia polina in Medellín on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, August and October–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Eresia polina?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eresia polina sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see an Eresia polina?

Only Medellín, in our data

Medellín is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Eresia polina sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Eresia polina live in Medellín?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Eresia polina that you can see in Medellín (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Monarch (about 40%), Red Peacock (about 30%) and Rusty-Tipped Page (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Eresia polina sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Eresia polina is recorded against all the insects logged in Medellín (8 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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