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Thecla bathildis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Thecla bathildis sighting in San Pedro Sula on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 36th most-seen of the 79 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.
January and July–August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Thecla bathildis in San Pedro Sula on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, June and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thecla bathildis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Thecla bathildis sightings, San Pedro Sula has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Medellín (Colombia, under 5%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Thecla bathildis that you can see in San Pedro Sula (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Red-Bordered Pixie (about 20%), Elkalyce comyntas (about 20%) and Mexican Cycadian (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Thecla bathildis is recorded against all the insects logged in San Pedro Sula (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.
