Biblis hyperia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Biblis hyperia, the red rim or crimson-banded black, is a species of brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae) that is native to the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America as far south as Paraguay. Its genus Biblis is so far monotypic, but at least one other undescribed species is suspected to exist.
They can be seen flying between March and November in subtropical forest. The immature larvae feed on Tragia volubilis. Adults have a velvety-black forewing with a gray hindwing. The hindwing has a pinkish-red band. The caterpillars of this species are gray brown with raised green marks and spikes.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Red Rim sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 537th 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Red Rim in São Paulo on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Red Rim sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Southern Red Rim sightings, São Paulo ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Cali (Colombia, about 20%), Vitória (Brazil, about 10%) and Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Southern Red Rim that you can see in São Paulo (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are White Peacock (about 20%), Juno Silverspot (about 20%) and Lansdorf's Crescent (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Red Rim is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (9 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.
