Rhetus arcius
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Rhetus arcius, the long-tailed metalmark, s a species of Neotropical butterfly, first described in Carl Linnaeus' 1763 Centuria Insectorum. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 7 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 8 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Tailed Metalmark sighting in Tegucigalpa on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 30 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Tailed Metalmark in Tegucigalpa on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and December, the lowest months. That is one of Tegucigalpa's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain against 10 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-Tailed Metalmark sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Long-Tailed Metalmark sightings, Tegucigalpa has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Cali (Colombia, about 20%) and San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Long-Tailed Metalmark that you can see in Tegucigalpa (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Black Witch (about 30%), Banded Peacock (about 20%) and Juno Silverspot (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-Tailed Metalmark is recorded against all the insects logged in Tegucigalpa (15 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.
