Historis odius
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Historis odius, the orion cecropian, is a species of crescents, checkerspots, anglewings, etc. in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. This species can be found in North America.The MONA or Hodges number for Historis odius is 4545. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 2 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 13 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 14 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 18 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 21 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 22 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orion Cecropian sighting in Santo Domingo on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 74 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November to January
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Orion Cecropian in Santo Domingo on a given day, against under 5% in May to October, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orion Cecropian sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Orion Cecropian sightings, Santo Domingo has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come João Pessoa (Brazil, about 10%) and Manaus (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Orion Cecropian that you can see in Santo Domingo (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Zebra Longwing (about 50%), Obscure Calisto (about 40%) and White Peacock (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orion Cecropian is recorded against all the insects logged in Santo Domingo (11 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.
