What are the chances of seeing an Alana White-Skipper in São Paulo?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Alana White-Skipper sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 57 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 131st most-seen of the 832 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.
When is the best time to see an Alana White-Skipper in São Paulo?
July and December–May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Alana White-Skipper in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in June and August–November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see an Alana White-Skipper?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Alana White-Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is São Paulo the best place to see an Alana White-Skipper?
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Alana White-Skipper sightings, São Paulo ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 10%), San Salvador (El Salvador, about 10%) and Caracas (Venezuela, about 10%).
Where does the Alana White-Skipper sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Alana White-Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (57 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.