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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Longwing Crescent sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 207th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, April and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Longwing Crescent in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–September and December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Longwing Crescent sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Longwing Crescent sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 10%) and Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Longwing Crescent 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Longwing Crescent is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (15 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.
