Melete lycimnia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Melete lycimnia, the common melwhite, primrose flag or lycimnia white flag, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from Texas in the United States to Bolivia. The habitat consists of lowland rainforests. The wingspan is 52–56 mm (2.0–2.2 in). In all subspecies, females are more yellowish.
The larvae probably feed on Loranthaceae species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Melwhite sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 362nd 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.
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Melwhite in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. Those are among São Paulo's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 230 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Melwhite sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Common Melwhite sightings, São Paulo ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Caracas (Venezuela, about 10%), Belo Horizonte (Brazil, under 5%) and Medellín (Colombia, under 5%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Common Melwhite that you can see in São Paulo (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Great Southern White (about 10%), Orange-Barred Sulphur (about 10%) and Banded Yellow (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Melwhite is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (17 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.
