Leptophobia aripa
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Leptophobia aripa, the common green-eyed white or mountain white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to Mexico, Central America and South America, but strays may be found as far north as southern Texas. Leptophobia aria is very selective of the host they choose to lay their eggs in. [1]
It is a multivoltine species with overlapping generations. Adults feed on flower nectar of various species, including Emilia sonchifolia, Lantana camara and Bidens pilosa. The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species, including Brassica oleracea. Other records include Nasturtium officinale, Tovaria pendula and Tropaeolum moritzianum. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 9 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 10 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-Eyed White sighting in Monterrey on a given day, based on 74 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 413 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green-Eyed White in Monterrey on a given day, against under 5% in June to September, the lowest months. That is one of Monterrey's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 200 mm in September.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-Eyed White sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
9th of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Green-Eyed White sightings, Monterrey ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Toluca (México, about 30%), Mexico City (México, about 30%) and Puebla (México, about 30%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Green-Eyed White that you can see in Monterrey (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Large Orange Sulphur (about 20%), Lyside Sulphur (about 10%) and Checkered White (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green-Eyed White is recorded against all the insects logged in Monterrey (74 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.
