What are the chances of seeing an Orange Banner in Porto Alegre?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Banner sighting in Porto Alegre on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 160th 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.
When is the best time to see an Orange Banner in Porto Alegre?
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Banner in Porto Alegre on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and October–January, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see an Orange Banner?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange Banner 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 an Orange Banner?
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Orange Banner sightings, Porto Alegre ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia, about 20%) and Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%).
Which relatives of the Orange Banner live in Porto Alegre?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Orange Banner 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 Orange Banner sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange Banner is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto Alegre (7 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.