Anthanassa ardys
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Anthanassa ardys, the Ardys crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from southern Mexico, through Central America to Colombia. In elevational abundance patterns based in Oaxaca, Mexico, Anthanassa ardys are typically present at mid elevation levels, with records showing they lack in areas of lower and higher elevations. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ardys Crescent sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 390th most-seen of the 431 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ardys Crescent in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to September, the lowest months. Those are among Cumbres de Monterrey National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 180 mm in September.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ardys Crescent sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Cumbres de Monterrey National Park, in our data
Cumbres de Monterrey National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Ardys Crescent sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Anthanassa
The closest relatives of the Ardys Crescent that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (genus Anthanassa) are Texan Crescent (about 20%) and Chestnut Crescent (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ardys Crescent is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey 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.
