What are the chances of seeing an Automeris melanops in São Paulo?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Automeris melanops sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 473rd most-seen of the 832 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Automeris melanops in São Paulo?
February
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Automeris melanops in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months. That is one of São Paulo's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain against 35 mm in August.
Where else can you see an Automeris melanops?
Only São Paulo, in our data
São Paulo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Automeris melanops sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Automeris melanops sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Automeris melanops is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (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.