Hedone vibex
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Whirlabout sighting in San José on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 158th most-seen of the 239 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April and August–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Whirlabout in San José on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and November–February, the lowest months.
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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Whirlabout sightings, San José ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Monterrey (México, about 10%), Guadalajara (México, about 10%) and San Antonio (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Whirlabout that you can see in San José (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Pale Sicklewing (about 10%), Yellow-Tipped Flasher (about 10%) and Pompeius Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Whirlabout is recorded against all the insects logged in San José (8 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.
