Colobura dirce
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Colobura dirce, the mosaic or zebra mosaic, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central America. the Caribbean, and northern South America. The length of the forewings is about 33 mm. The larvae feed on Cecropia species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 9 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 17 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 20 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 5 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dirce Beauty sighting in Recife on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 67 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Dirce Beauty in Recife on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and October–November, the lowest months. Those are among Recife's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in November.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dirce Beauty sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 22
Of the 22 cities where we can rate Dirce Beauty sightings, Recife ranks 6th at about 20%. The best odds are in Salvador (Brazil, about 30%), Manaus (Brazil, about 30%) and Valencia (Venezuela, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Dirce Beauty that you can see in Recife (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are White Peacock (about 30%), Mexican Fritillary (about 30%) and Gray Cracker (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dirce Beauty is recorded against all the insects logged in Recife (16 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.
