Lansdorf's Crescent

Lansdorf's Crescent

Eresia lansdorfi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Porto Alegre

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

17 Verified sightings at Porto Alegre
138 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Lansdorf's Crescent

Eresia lansdorfi, the false erato or Lansdorf's crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
2 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
4 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Campinas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lansdorf's Crescent in Porto Alegre?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lansdorf's Crescent sighting in Porto Alegre on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 100th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lansdorf's Crescent in Porto Alegre?

December

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lansdorf's Crescent in Porto Alegre on a given day, against under 5% in February to July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Lansdorf's Crescent?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lansdorf's Crescent sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Porto Alegre the best place to see a Lansdorf's Crescent?

3rd of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Lansdorf's Crescent sightings, Porto Alegre ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in São Paulo (Brazil, about 20%) and Curitiba (Brazil, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Lansdorf's Crescent live in Porto Alegre?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Lansdorf's Crescent 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.

Where does the Lansdorf's Crescent sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lansdorf's Crescent is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto Alegre (17 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.

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