Mechanitis polymnia
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Mechanitis polymnia, the orange-spotted tiger clearwing or disturbed tigerwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to the Amazon rainforest. The wingspan is 65–75 mm (2.6–3.0 in). The larvae feed on Solanum species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 6 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Polymnia Tigerwing sighting in Salvador on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 13th most-seen of the 42 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.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Polymnia Tigerwing in Salvador on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Polymnia Tigerwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Polymnia Tigerwing sightings, Salvador has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Belo Horizonte (Brazil, about 20%) and San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Polymnia Tigerwing that you can see in Salvador (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are White Peacock (about 40%), Mexican Fritillary (about 40%) and Dirce Beauty (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Polymnia Tigerwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Salvador (14 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.
