Hedone vibex
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Whirlabout sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 12 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.
May, July and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Whirlabout in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, August and December–April, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Whirlabout sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 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 Whirlabout sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%), Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 10%) and Congaree National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Whirlabout that you can see in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Southern Sicklewing (about 20%), Chisos Banded-Skipper (about 10%) and Rainbow Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Whirlabout is recorded against all the insects logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (12 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.
