Anteos maerula
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Anteos maerula, the angled sulphur or yellow angled-sulphur, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found from Peru to Mexico. Rarely, migrants can be found up to eastern Nebraska, south-eastern Arizona, south-western New Mexico, southern Texas, Mississippi and Florida.
The wingspan is 82–117 mm. The larvae feed on Cassia species, including Cassia emarginata. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Angled-Sulphur sighting in San Luis Potosí on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 42nd 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Angled-Sulphur in San Luis Potosí on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May, October and December, the lowest months. That is one of San Luis Potosí's wettest months, with about 85 mm of rain against 5 mm in April.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Angled-Sulphur 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 4 cities where we can rate Yellow Angled-Sulphur sightings, San Luis Potosí has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Mexico City (México, under 5%) and Monterrey (México, under 5%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Yellow Angled-Sulphur that you can see in San Luis Potosí (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Southern Dogface (about 10%), Checkered White (about 10%) and Cloudless Sulphur (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow Angled-Sulphur is recorded against all the insects logged in San Luis Potosí (10 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.
