Chlosyne marina
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Chlosyne marina, the red-spotted patch or marina checkerspot, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Mexico. Rare strays can be found as far north as southern Arizona and southern Texas. The wingspan is 33–35 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Marina Checkerspot sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 86th most-seen of the 431 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Marina Checkerspot in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and September–March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Marina Checkerspot 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 Marina Checkerspot sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Chlosyne
The closest relatives of the Marina Checkerspot that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (genus Chlosyne, Patches and Allies) are Bordered Patch (about 20%), Crimson Patch (about 10%) and Rosita Patch (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Marina Checkerspot is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (36 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.
