Caligo oileus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Caligo oileus, the Oileus giant owl, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The species can be found from Mexico to northern South America. The larvae feed on Heliconia and Musa species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oileus Owl-Butterfly sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 79th 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, April–July and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Oileus Owl-Butterfly in Medellín on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, August–September and November–December, the lowest months.
Only Medellín, in our data
Medellín is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Oileus Owl-Butterfly sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Oileus Owl-Butterfly 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 Oileus Owl-Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Medellín (11 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.
