Itaballia demophile
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Itaballia demophile, the cross-barred white, crossbarred white, or black-banded white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from the southern United States, and Mexico to Paraguay. The habitat consists of disturbed areas including forest clearings, riverbanks, roadsides, fields, cattle pastures and wasteland.
The wingspan is 30–35 mm (1.2–1.4 in). The larvae feed on the leaves of Capparis species, including Capparis indica, and Capparis frondosa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cross-Barred White sighting in Corcovado National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 97th most-seen of the 116 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cross-Barred White in Corcovado National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–December, the lowest months. Those are among Corcovado National Park's driest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 770 mm in October.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cross-Barred White sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Cross-Barred White sightings, Corcovado National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 20%), Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Cross-Barred White that you can see in Corcovado National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Urania Swallowtail Moth (about 40%), Banded Peacock (about 40%) and Amathonte Morpho (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cross-Barred White is recorded against all the insects logged in Corcovado National Park (5 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.
