What are the chances of seeing a Bolla tetra in Mexico City?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bolla tetra sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 207th most-seen of the 557 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.
When is the best time to see a Bolla tetra in Mexico City?
April and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bolla tetra in Mexico City on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–March, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Bolla tetra?
Only Mexico City, in our data
Mexico City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Bolla tetra sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Bolla tetra live in Mexico City?
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Bolla tetra that you can see in Mexico City (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Dorantes Longtail (about 20%), Pale Sicklewing (about 10%) and Guava Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Bolla tetra sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bolla tetra is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (28 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.