Curve-Winged Metalmark

Curve-Winged Metalmark

Curvie emesia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

109 Verified sightings at Cumbres de Monterrey National Park From 2019 to 2026
109 In 1 park
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Curve-Winged Metalmark

Curvie emesia, the curve-winged metalmark, is a species of metalmark in the butterfly family Riodinidae. It is found in North America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Curve-Winged Metalmark in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Curve-Winged Metalmark sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 109 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th most-seen of the 431 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Curve-Winged Metalmark in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

October

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Curve-Winged Metalmark in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Curve-Winged Metalmark?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Curve-Winged Metalmark sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Curve-Winged Metalmark?

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 Curve-Winged Metalmark sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Curve-Winged Metalmark live in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park?

Same order: Lepidoptera

The closest relatives of the Curve-Winged Metalmark that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Zebra Longwing (about 30%), Monarch (about 30%) and Pipevine Swallowtail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Curve-Winged Metalmark sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Curve-Winged Metalmark is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (109 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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