Phyciodes vesta
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vesta Crescent sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 56th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Vesta Crescent in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Vesta 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Vesta Crescent sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Big Bend National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same genus: Phyciodes
The closest relatives of the Vesta Crescent that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (genus Phyciodes, Crescents) are Pearl Crescent (about 10%) and Phaon Crescent (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Vesta Crescent is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (51 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.
