Orange Cracker

Orange Cracker

Hamadryas fornax

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at São Paulo

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

28 Verified sightings at São Paulo
June Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
2 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Orange Cracker in São Paulo?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Cracker sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 221st 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 an Orange Cracker in São Paulo?

May–July and September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Cracker in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–April, the lowest months. Those are among São Paulo's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 230 mm in January.

Is São Paulo the best place to see an Orange Cracker?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Orange Cracker sightings, São Paulo ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Caracas (Venezuela, about 10%) and Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Orange Cracker live in São Paulo?

Same genus: Hamadryas

The closest relatives of the Orange Cracker that you can see in São Paulo (genus Hamadryas, Cracker Butterflies) are Epinome Cracker (about 10%), Red Cracker (about 10%) and Arete Cracker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Orange Cracker sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Orange Cracker 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.

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