Whirlabout

Whirlabout

Hedone vibex

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at San Antonio

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

58 Verified sightings at San Antonio
97 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
2 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
~10%
2 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
~10%
3 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
5 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Whirlabout in San Antonio?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Whirlabout sighting in San Antonio on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 167th most-seen of the 697 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Whirlabout in San Antonio?

June–August and October–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Whirlabout in San Antonio on a given day, against under 5% in September and December–May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Whirlabout?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Whirlabout sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is San Antonio the best place to see a Whirlabout?

Among the best

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Whirlabout sightings, San Antonio ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Monterrey (México, about 10%) and Guadalajara (México, about 10%).

Where does the Whirlabout sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Whirlabout is recorded against all the insects logged in San Antonio (58 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.

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