What are the chances of seeing a Charybdis Firetip in Montevideo?
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Charybdis Firetip sighting in Montevideo on a given day, based on 87 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the most-seen of the 100 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Charybdis Firetip in Montevideo?
November
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Charybdis Firetip in Montevideo on a given day, against under 5% in February and March, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Charybdis Firetip?
Only Montevideo, in our data
Montevideo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Charybdis Firetip sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Charybdis Firetip live in Montevideo?
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Charybdis Firetip that you can see in Montevideo (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Fiery Skipper (about 20%) and Southern Guava Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Charybdis Firetip sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Charybdis Firetip is recorded against all the insects logged in Montevideo (87 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.