Common Banner

Common Banner

Epiphile adrasta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park

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

67 Verified sightings at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park From 2019 to 2026
83 In all 3 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Common Banner

Epiphile adrasta, the common banner, is a species of tropical brushfoot in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Epiphile adrasta is 4544.7. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
3 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
2 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Banner in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Banner sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 67 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th most-seen of the 431 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 Common Banner in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

October to December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Banner in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, the lowest month. Those are among Cumbres de Monterrey National Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 180 mm in September.

What time of day is best to see a Common Banner?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

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

Is Cumbres de Monterrey National Park the best place to see a Common Banner?

2nd of 3

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Common Banner sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Common Banner live in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Common Banner that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Zebra Longwing (about 30%), Monarch (about 30%) and Queen (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Common Banner sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Banner is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (67 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.

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