Anaea aidea
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Anaea aidea, the tropical leafwing, is a species of brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae) in the subfamily Charaxinae. Its native range extends from Mexico to northwestern Costa Rica, with strays sometimes seen in southern Texas, Arizona, and California in the United States. Some authors consider Anaea aidea to be a subspecies of Anaea troglodyta.
It has a wingspan of 57–78 mm (2.2–3.1 in). The larvae feed on Croton species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Leafwing sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 73 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th 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.
February–March and October–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Leafwing in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tropical Leafwing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Tropical Leafwing sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Bahía de Loreto National Park (Mexico, about 20%), Big Bend National Park (United States, about 20%) and Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Tropical Leafwing 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 Tropical Leafwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (73 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.
