What are the chances of seeing a Number Eighty in São Paulo?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Number Eighty sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 165th 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.
When is the best time to see a Number Eighty in São Paulo?
February and May–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Number Eighty in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and September–January, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Number Eighty?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Number Eighty sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is São Paulo the best place to see a Number Eighty?
5th of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Number Eighty sightings, São Paulo ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Curitiba (Brazil, about 20%), Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 10%) and Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 10%).
Where does the Number Eighty sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Number Eighty is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (41 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.