Mechanitis lysimnia
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Mechanitis lysimnia, the confused tigerwing, sweet-oil tiger or lysimnia tigerwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. It is found in Central and South America, from southern Mexico to Uruguay. The habitat consists of disturbed forests at altitudes up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft).
Adults have been recorded feeding on nectar from Eupatorium flowers. The larvae are gregarious and feed on Solanum species and possibly other members of the family Solanaceae. They are pale green streaked with yellow. M. l. lysimnia (Brazil, Uruguay) Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lysimnia Tigerwing sighting in Recife on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 25th most-seen of the 67 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.
September and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Lysimnia Tigerwing in Recife on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and November–March, the lowest months. Those are among Recife's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in June.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lysimnia Tigerwing 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 6 cities where we can rate Lysimnia Tigerwing sightings, Recife has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Maceió (Brazil, about 10%) and Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Lysimnia Tigerwing that you can see in Recife (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are White Peacock (about 30%), Mexican Fritillary (about 30%) and Dirce Beauty (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lysimnia Tigerwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Recife (13 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.
