Microtia elva
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Microtia is a monotypic genus of butterflies from southern United States and Central America in the family Nymphalidae. It contains the single species Microtia elva, the elf. Larvae of this species feed on Tetramerium and other species in the family Acanthaceae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 5 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Elf Butterfly sighting in Panama City on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 90th most-seen of the 131 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elf Butterfly in Panama City on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elf Butterfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Elf Butterfly sightings, Panama City ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Managua (Nicaragua, about 20%) and Monterrey (México, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Elf Butterfly that you can see in Panama City (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 30%), White Peacock (about 30%) and Red Postman (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elf Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Panama City (6 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.
