Mechanitis menapis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Mechanitis menapis, the Menapis tigerwing or variable tigerwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1856. It is found in South America. The larvae feed on Solanum species, including S. hispidum and S. torvum. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Menapis Tigerwing sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 9 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.
January, June–July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Menapis Tigerwing in Medellín on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, August and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Menapis Tigerwing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Medellín, in our data
Medellín is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Menapis Tigerwing sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Menapis Tigerwing 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Menapis Tigerwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Medellín (9 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.
