Anthanassa tulcis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Anthanassa frisia, the Cuban crescentspot, Cuban checkerspot or Cuban crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies tulcis is known by the common names pale-banded crescent or Tulcis crescent; it is treated as a species by some authors.
Anthanassa frisia frisia (West Indies, Florida) Anthanassa frisia hermas (Brazil (Pernambuco, Bahia, São Paulo, Mato Grosso), Paraguay, northern Argentina, Ecuador) Anthanassa frisia taeniata (Ecuador, western Peru) Anthanassa frisia dubia (coasts of Venezuela and Colombia)
Anthanassa frisia tulcis (Texas, Arizona, Mexico, Guatemala to Panama) The wingspan of subspecies frisia is 32–45 mm. Adults are on wing most of the year in southern Florida and throughout the year in the tropics. Subspecies tulcis has a wingspan of 32–35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to November in southern Texas.
The nominate subspecies is found in the West Indies and southern Florida, with strays to northern Florida. Subspecies tulcis is found from Argentina north through Central America and Mexico to southern Texas, strays to west Texas and southern Arizona. Other subspecies are resident to South America... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-Banded Crescent sighting in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 27 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.
March and April
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-Banded Crescent in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and June–October, the lowest months. Those are among Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 210 mm in June.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale-Banded Crescent sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Pale-Banded Crescent sightings, Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 40%) and Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Pale-Banded Crescent that you can see in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Monarch (about 40%), Blue Monarch (about 40%) and White Peacock (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale-Banded Crescent is recorded against all the insects logged in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (9 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.
