What are the chances of seeing a Broad-Banded Swallowtail in Monterrey?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-Banded Swallowtail sighting in Monterrey on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 327th most-seen of the 413 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 Broad-Banded Swallowtail in Monterrey?
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Broad-Banded Swallowtail in Monterrey on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of Monterrey's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain against 20 mm in February.
What time of day is best to see a Broad-Banded Swallowtail?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Broad-Banded Swallowtail sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Broad-Banded Swallowtail?
Only Monterrey, in our data
Monterrey is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Broad-Banded Swallowtail sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Broad-Banded Swallowtail live in Monterrey?
Same family: Papilionidae
The closest relatives of the Broad-Banded Swallowtail that you can see in Monterrey (family Papilionidae, Swallowtails and Parnassians) are Western Giant Swallowtail (about 20%), Pipevine Swallowtail (about 20%) and Ruby-Spotted Swallowtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Broad-Banded Swallowtail sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Broad-Banded Swallowtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Monterrey (7 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.