Mexican Dartwhite

Mexican Dartwhite

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Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Mexico City

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

415 Verified sightings at Mexico City
41 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
2 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
3 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Toluca 🇲🇽 México
~20%
2 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
~10%
3 Puebla 🇲🇽 México
~10%
4 San Luis Potosí 🇲🇽 México
~10%
5 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
~10%
6 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Mexican Dartwhite in Mexico City?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Dartwhite sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 415 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 28th most-seen of the 557 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Mexican Dartwhite in Mexico City?

August to December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mexican Dartwhite in Mexico City on a given day, against under 5% in March and June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Mexican Dartwhite?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mexican Dartwhite sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Mexico City the best place to see a Mexican Dartwhite?

2nd of 6

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Mexican Dartwhite sightings, Mexico City ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Toluca (México, about 20%).

Where does the Mexican Dartwhite sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Mexican Dartwhite is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (415 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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