Phyciodes phaon
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Phyciodes phaon, the Phaon crescent or mat plant crescent, is a species of butterfly found in Florida, neighboring states, west to New Mexico and south to Cuba (since the 1930s) and the Cayman Islands where it is known as the crescent spot. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 4 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 7 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phaon 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 163rd 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, August and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Phaon Crescent in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–July, September and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Phaon 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.
8th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Phaon Crescent sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Padre Island National Seashore (United States, about 30%), Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 30%) and Ciénaga de Zapata (Cuba, about 30%).
Same genus: Phyciodes
The closest relatives of the Phaon Crescent that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (genus Phyciodes, Crescents) are Vesta Crescent (about 10%) and Pearl Crescent (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Phaon 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.
