Phyciodes picta
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Phyciodes picta, the painted crescent, is a species of crescents, checkerspots, anglewings, etc. in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Phyciodes picta is 4484. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Crescent sighting in Monterrey on a given day, based on 114 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 22nd 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and September–October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Crescent in Monterrey on a given day, against about 10% in March–August and November–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Painted Crescent sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Painted Crescent sightings, Monterrey has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Puebla (México, about 10%) and Guadalajara (México, about 10%).
Same genus: Phyciodes
The closest relatives of the Painted Crescent that you can see in Monterrey (genus Phyciodes, Crescents) are Vesta Crescent (about 10%) and Phaon Crescent (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Painted Crescent is recorded against all the insects logged in Monterrey (114 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.
