Hedone vibex
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Whirlabout sighting in Congaree National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 71st most-seen of the 145 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Whirlabout in Congaree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Whirlabout sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Whirlabout sightings, Congaree National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%) and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Whirlabout that you can see in Congaree National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Clouded Skipper (about 30%), Mastor aesculapius (about 30%) and Zabulon Skipper (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Whirlabout is recorded against all the insects logged in Congaree National Park (17 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
