Eunica monima
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Eunica monima, the dingy purplewing, is a species of tropical brushfoot in the family Nymphalidae, and was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Eunica monima is 4532. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Purplewing sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 268th 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.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Purplewing in Mexico City on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. Those are among Mexico City's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in December.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dingy Purplewing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Dingy Purplewing sightings, Mexico City ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Tegucigalpa (Honduras, about 20%), Guatemala City (Guatemala, about 10%) and San José (Costa Rica, under 5%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Dingy Purplewing that you can see in Mexico City (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Juno Silverspot (about 20%), West Coast Lady (about 20%) and Monarch (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dingy Purplewing is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (20 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.
