Philaethria dido
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Philaethria dido, the scarce bamboo page or dido longwing, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central America and tropical South America, both east and west of the Andes, from Brazil and Ecuador northwards to Mexico. Strays can sometimes be found in the lower Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas.
The butterflies have a wingspan of about 110 mm (4.3 in), and in Mexico are on the wing from July to December. The upper surface of the wings is black patterned with translucent green patches. The underside is similar with some brown streaks with gray scales. Philaethria dido is often confused with Siproeta stelenes. They have a similar coloration, but their wing shapes are different and whereas P. dido flies high in the canopy, S. stelenes is often to be seen in forest clearings and open secondary forest.
Three subspecies are recognized. Philaethria dido chocoensis is found only on the western side of the Andes, its range extending from Ecuador to the Chocó region in northwestern Colombia. Philaethria dido dido inhabits tropical rainforests of South America east of the Andes, from Colombia to Bolivia. Philaethria dido panamensis lives... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scarce Bamboo Page sighting in São Luís on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 93 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.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Scarce Bamboo Page in São Luís on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months. That is one of São Luís's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 360 mm in April.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scarce Bamboo Page sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Scarce Bamboo Page sightings, São Luís ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Curitiba (Brazil, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Scarce Bamboo Page that you can see in São Luís (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Mexican Fritillary (about 50%), White Peacock (about 50%) and Coconut Caterpillar (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scarce Bamboo Page is recorded against all the insects logged in São Luís (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.
