Marpesia crethon
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Marpesia crethon, the Crethon daggerwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northern South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Crethon Daggerwing sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 45 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Crethon Daggerwing in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April, September and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crethon Daggerwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Crethon Daggerwing sightings, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 20%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 20%).
Same genus: Marpesia
The closest relatives of the Crethon Daggerwing that you can see in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (genus Marpesia, Daggerwings) are Many-Banded Daggerwing (about 30%), Ruddy Daggerwing (about 20%) and Orange Daggerwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crethon Daggerwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (21 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.
