Marpesia petreus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Marpesia petreus, the ruddy daggerwing, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Brazil north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Florida. Strays are found as far north as Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, and southern Texas.
The wingspan is 70–95 mm. The larvae feed on Ficus carica, Ficus pumila, and Ficus citrifolia. Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Daggerwing sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 148th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Daggerwing in Mexico City on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. Those are among Mexico City's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in December.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ruddy Daggerwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
18th of 21
Of the 21 cities where we can rate Ruddy Daggerwing sightings, Mexico City ranks 18th at under 5%. The best odds are in Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 30%), Curitiba (Brazil, about 30%) and São Paulo (Brazil, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ruddy Daggerwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Mexico City (48 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.
