Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a White Satyr in San Salvador?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White Satyr sighting in San Salvador on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 37th 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.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a White Satyr in San Salvador?

Accepted Answer

November. In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White Satyr in San Salvador on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–June, the lowest months. That is one of San Salvador's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 280 mm in September.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a White Satyr?

Accepted Answer

Between 9 am and noon. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White Satyr sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is San Salvador the best place to see a White Satyr?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Of the 4 cities where we can rate White Satyr sightings, San Salvador has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come San José (Costa Rica, under 5%) and Medellín (Colombia, under 5%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the White Satyr live in San Salvador?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Nymphalidae. The closest relatives of the White Satyr 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.

Question 6

Where does the White Satyr sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the White Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in San Salvador (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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~40%
2	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
3	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
4	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
5	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~20%
6	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
7	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
8	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
9	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
10	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
11	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
12	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
13	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
14	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
15	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
16	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	~10%
2	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
3	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
4	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%

White Satyr

Recent sightings of White Satyr in San Salvador

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at San Salvador

Banded Peacock

Thick-Tipped Greta

Dirce Beauty

Malachite

Polymnia Tigerwing

Pale Owl-Butterfly

Blue Monarch

Zebra Longwing

Blomfild's Beauty

Tiger Longwing

Juno Silverspot

Crimson Patch

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