What are the chances of seeing a Dirphiopsis multicolor in São Paulo?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dirphiopsis multicolor sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 568th 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 a Dirphiopsis multicolor in São Paulo?
January
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dirphiopsis multicolor in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months. That is one of São Paulo's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain against 35 mm in August.
What time of day is best to see a Dirphiopsis multicolor?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dirphiopsis multicolor 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 Dirphiopsis multicolor?
Only São Paulo, in our data
São Paulo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dirphiopsis multicolor sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Dirphiopsis multicolor sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dirphiopsis multicolor is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (8 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.