Marpesia petreus
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Marpesia petreus, the ruddy daggerwing, is a species of butterfly belonging to the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Brazil north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Florida. Strays are found as far north as Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, and southern Texas.
The wingspan is 70–95 mm. The larvae feed on Ficus carica, Ficus pumila, and Ficus citrifolia. Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Daggerwing sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 63 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 306 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Daggerwing in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and July, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ruddy 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 25 parks where we can rate Ruddy Daggerwing sightings, Iguazú National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 20%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ruddy Daggerwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú National Park (63 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.
