Doxocopa laure
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Doxocopa laure, the silver emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Silver Emperor sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 252nd 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.
February, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Silver Emperor in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–September and November, the lowest months. Those are among Cumbres de Monterrey National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 180 mm in September.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Silver Emperor sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Silver Emperor sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Silver Emperor 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 Silver Emperor is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (10 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.
