Limenitis iphiclus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis iphiclus sighting in San Salvador on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 29th most-seen of the 72 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.
July and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis iphiclus in San Salvador on a given day, against under 5% in November to June, the lowest months. Those are among San Salvador's wettest months, with about 240 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Limenitis iphiclus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Limenitis iphiclus sightings, San Salvador ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Limenitis iphiclus that you can see in San Salvador (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 30%), Thick-Tipped Greta (about 20%) and Dirce Beauty (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Limenitis iphiclus is recorded against all the insects logged in San Salvador (9 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.
