Pale Sicklewing

Pale Sicklewing

Achlyodes pallida

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Toluca

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

11 Verified sightings at Toluca
73 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
2 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Puebla 🇲🇽 México
~10%
2 Toluca 🇲🇽 México
~10%
3 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
~10%
4 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
5 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 Quito 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
7 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
8 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pale Sicklewing in Toluca?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Sicklewing sighting in Toluca on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th most-seen of the 70 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pale Sicklewing in Toluca?

March and September–November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Sicklewing in Toluca on a given day, against under 5% in June, August and December–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pale Sicklewing?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale Sicklewing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Toluca the best place to see a Pale Sicklewing?

Among the best

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Pale Sicklewing sightings, Toluca ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Puebla (México, about 10%).

Where does the Pale Sicklewing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pale Sicklewing is recorded against all the insects logged in Toluca (11 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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