Mechanitis polymnia
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Mechanitis polymnia, the orange-spotted tiger clearwing or disturbed tigerwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to the Amazon rainforest. The wingspan is 65–75 mm (2.6–3.0 in). The larvae feed on Solanum species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 6 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Polymnia Tigerwing sighting in San Salvador on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 72 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July, September and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Polymnia Tigerwing in San Salvador on a given day, against under 5% in January to April, the lowest months. Those are among San Salvador's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Polymnia Tigerwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Polymnia Tigerwing sightings, San Salvador ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Salvador (Brazil, about 20%), Belo Horizonte (Brazil, about 20%) and San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Polymnia Tigerwing 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 Polymnia Tigerwing is recorded against all the insects logged in San Salvador (20 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.
