Hamadryas epinome
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Hamadryas epinome, the epinome cracker, is a species of butterfly believed to have originated from Paraguay and also found in a number of other South American countries including Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and Uruguay. Image Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
Citizen science observations for Hamadryas epinome at iNaturalist Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Epinome Cracker sighting in Porto Alegre on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 30th most-seen of the 226 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March, June, August and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Epinome Cracker in Porto Alegre on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Epinome Cracker sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Epinome Cracker sightings, Porto Alegre has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%) and São Paulo (Brazil, about 10%).
Same genus: Hamadryas
The closest relatives of the Epinome Cracker that you can see in Porto Alegre (genus Hamadryas, Cracker Butterflies) are Gray Cracker (about 10%) and Red Cracker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Epinome Cracker is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto Alegre (37 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.
