Epityches eupompe
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Epityches is a monotypic genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by d'Almeida in 1938. They are in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. Its sole species is Epityches eupompe. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Epityches eupompe sighting in Porto Alegre on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 46th most-seen of the 226 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.
June to August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Epityches eupompe in Porto Alegre on a given day, against under 5% in March, the lowest month.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Epityches eupompe sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Epityches eupompe sightings, Porto Alegre ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Curitiba (Brazil, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Epityches eupompe that you can see in Porto Alegre (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Themisto Amberwing (about 40%), Julia Heliconian (about 30%) and Ruddy Daggerwing (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Epityches eupompe is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto Alegre (24 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.
