Thessalia theona
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 3 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 5 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 2 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Theona Checkerspot sighting in San Pedro Sula on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 44th 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.
August and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Theona Checkerspot in San Pedro Sula on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Theona Checkerspot sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Theona Checkerspot sightings, San Pedro Sula ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Managua (Nicaragua, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Theona Checkerspot that you can see in San Pedro Sula (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 30%), White Peacock (about 30%) and Julia Heliconian (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Theona Checkerspot is recorded against all the insects logged in San Pedro Sula (7 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.
