Anaea aidea
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Anaea aidea, the tropical leafwing, is a species of brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae) in the subfamily Charaxinae. Its native range extends from Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica, with strays sometimes seen in southern Texas, Arizona, and California in the United States. Some authors consider Anaea aidea to be a subspecies of Anaea troglodyta.
It has a wingspan of 57–78 mm (2.2–3.1 in). The larvae feed on Croton species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Leafwing sighting in San Luis Potosí on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 79th most-seen of the 91 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, June and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Leafwing in San Luis Potosí on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, July and October–December, the lowest months. Those are among San Luis Potosí's wettest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in April.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tropical Leafwing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Tropical Leafwing sightings, San Luis Potosí ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Monterrey (México, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Tropical Leafwing that you can see in San Luis Potosí (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Monarch (about 40%), Juno Silverspot (about 20%) and American Snout (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tropical Leafwing is recorded against all the insects logged in San Luis Potosí (5 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.
