Thessalia theona
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 3 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 5 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 2 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Theona Checkerspot sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 220th 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.
April, July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Theona Checkerspot in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June, August and October–March, the lowest months. Those are among Cumbres de Monterrey National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in December.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Theona Checkerspot sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
11th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Theona Checkerspot sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 30%), Masaya Volcano National Park (Nicaragua, about 30%) and Ostional Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Theona Checkerspot 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 Theona Checkerspot is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (11 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.
