Calisto obscura
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Calisto obscura is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is endemic to Hispaniola, where it is found in the lowlands and at mid-elevations. The larvae feed on various grasses. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Haitises National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Obscure Calisto sighting in Santo Domingo on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 74 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Obscure Calisto in Santo Domingo on a given day, against about 20% in January and August–September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Obscure Calisto sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Santo Domingo, in our data
Santo Domingo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Obscure Calisto sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Obscure Calisto is recorded against all the insects logged in Santo Domingo (42 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.
