Phyciodes vesta
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Vesta Crescent sighting in San Antonio on a given day, based on 445 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 19th most-seen of the 697 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.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Vesta Crescent in San Antonio on a given day, against under 5% in February and September, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Vesta Crescent sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Vesta Crescent sightings, San Antonio has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Monterrey (México, about 10%) and Austin (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Phyciodes
The closest relatives of the Vesta Crescent that you can see in San Antonio (genus Phyciodes, Crescents) are Phaon Crescent (about 10%) and Pearl Crescent (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Vesta Crescent is recorded against all the insects logged in San Antonio (445 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.
