Heraclides hectorides
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Heraclides hectorides sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 144th most-seen of the 832 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September–October and December–April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Heraclides hectorides in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Heraclides hectorides sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Heraclides hectorides sightings, São Paulo ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%) and Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Papilionidae
The closest relatives of the Heraclides hectorides that you can see in São Paulo (family Papilionidae, Swallowtails and Parnassians) are Ruby-Spotted Swallowtail (about 10%), Thoas Swallowtail (about 10%) and Scamander Swallowtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Heraclides hectorides is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (51 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.
