Parides anchises
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Parides anchises, the Anchises cattleheart, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae native to the Americas. It is common and not threatened. The larvae feed on Aristolochia species including: A. brazilsis, A. bukuti, A. colombiana, A. cymbifera, A. fimbriata, A. inflata, A. macroura, A. odora, A. ringens, and A. triangularis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anchises Cattleheart sighting in Porto Alegre on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 117th most-seen of the 226 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Anchises Cattleheart in Porto Alegre on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and October, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anchises Cattleheart 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 2 cities where we can rate Anchises Cattleheart sightings, Porto Alegre has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come São Paulo (Brazil, under 5%).
Same genus: Parides
The closest relatives of the Anchises Cattleheart that you can see in Porto Alegre (genus Parides, Cattlehearts) are Parides agavus (about 10%) and Parides bunichus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anchises Cattleheart is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto Alegre (11 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.
