Chlosyne rosita
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The rosita patch (Chlosyne rosita) is a butterfly from the family Nymphalidae, similar in appearance to the more common crimson patch. It is a striking butterfly with orange-red patches on the wings. It can be found throughout Central America and Mexico, and is occasional in the southwestern United States. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rosita Patch sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 68 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 42nd 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.
August to October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rosita Patch in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to June, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rosita Patch 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 Rosita Patch sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Chlosyne
The closest relatives of the Rosita Patch 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 Marina Checkerspot (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rosita Patch is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (68 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.
