Hedone vibex
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Whirlabout sighting in Monterrey on a given day, based on 93 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 30th 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.
July and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Whirlabout in Monterrey on a given day, against under 5% in April, the lowest month. Those are among Monterrey's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Whirlabout sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Whirlabout sightings, Monterrey has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Guadalajara (México, about 10%) and San Antonio (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Whirlabout that you can see in Monterrey (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Southern Sicklewing (about 10%), Brown Longtail (about 10%) and Zilpa Longtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Whirlabout is recorded against all the insects logged in Monterrey (93 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.
