Diaethria anna
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Diaethria anna, also known as Anna's eighty-eight or Finita Burrasca, is a butterfly in wet tropical forests in Middle America. On rare occasions, it can be found as a stray in south Texas. Its upperside is dark brown with a metallic bluish-green band on the forewings. The underside of the forewings are red, which is followed by a wide, black band and then white tips; the underside of the hindwings is white, with lines that approximate a black-outlined "88", giving the species its common name. Its markings occasionally appear more like of "98" or "89".
The caterpillars feed on tropical plants in the families Ulmaceae and Sapindaceae. Adults feed on rotting fruit and dung. Subspecies are: Diaethria anna anna Diaethria anna salvadorensis Species Detail: Anna's Eighty-eight. Butterflies and Moths of North America Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Anna’s Eighty-Eight sighting in Cusuco National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 9 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Anna’s Eighty-Eight in Cusuco National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April and August–September, the lowest months. March and November–January have too few records to rate.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anna’s Eighty-Eight sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Anna’s Eighty-Eight sightings, Cusuco National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come La Tigra National Park (Honduras, about 40%) and Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anna’s Eighty-Eight is recorded against all the insects logged in Cusuco National Park (14 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.
