Alana White-Skipper

Alana White-Skipper

Heliopetes alana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at São Paulo

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

57 Verified sightings at São Paulo
34 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
2 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 San Salvador 🇸🇻 El Salvador
~10%
3 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
4 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Campinas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Before you go

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.

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