White Angled-Sulphur

White Angled-Sulphur

Anteos clorinde

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Santa Cruz de la Sierra

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

14 Verified sightings at Santa Cruz de la Sierra
86 In all 8 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White Angled-Sulphur

Anteos clorinde, the white angled-sulphur or the ghost brimstone, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. The species was originally described by Jean-Baptiste Godart in 1824. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
4 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
5 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
6 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~20%
2 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
3 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
5 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 Campinas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
7 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
9 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
<5%
10 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White Angled-Sulphur in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White Angled-Sulphur sighting in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 12th most-seen of the 48 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White Angled-Sulphur in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

January

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a White Angled-Sulphur in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on a given day, against under 5% in June to November, the lowest months. That is one of Santa Cruz de la Sierra's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain against 40 mm in July.

What time of day is best to see a White Angled-Sulphur?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White Angled-Sulphur sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Santa Cruz de la Sierra the best place to see a White Angled-Sulphur?

Yes

Of the 13 cities where we can rate White Angled-Sulphur sightings, Santa Cruz de la Sierra has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Cali (Colombia, about 10%) and Salvador (Brazil, about 10%).

Which relatives of the White Angled-Sulphur live in Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

Same family: Pieridae

The closest relatives of the White Angled-Sulphur that you can see in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Florida White (about 20%) and Great Southern White (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the White Angled-Sulphur sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White Angled-Sulphur is recorded against all the insects logged in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (14 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.

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