What are the chances of seeing a Dasyophthalma creusa in São Paulo?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dasyophthalma creusa sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 229th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Dasyophthalma creusa in São Paulo?
January to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dasyophthalma creusa in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in April to December, the lowest months. Those are among São Paulo's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in August.
What time of day is best to see a Dasyophthalma creusa?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dasyophthalma creusa sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Dasyophthalma creusa?
Only São Paulo, in our data
São Paulo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dasyophthalma creusa sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Dasyophthalma creusa sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dasyophthalma creusa is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (28 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.