Brassolis sophorae
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Brassolis sophorae, commonly known as the coconut caterpillar, is a species of large butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Coconut Caterpillar sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 135 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 832 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Coconut Caterpillar in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and December, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Coconut Caterpillar sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Coconut Caterpillar sightings, São Paulo ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in São Luís (Brazil, about 30%), Brasilia (Brazil, about 20%) and Caracas (Venezuela, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Coconut Caterpillar that you can see in São Paulo (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are White Peacock (about 20%), Juno Silverspot (about 20%) and Lansdorf's Crescent (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Coconut Caterpillar is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (135 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.
