Historis odius
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Historis odius, the orion cecropian, is a species of crescents, checkerspots, anglewings, etc. in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. This species can be found in North America.The MONA or Hodges number for Historis odius is 4545. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 2 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 13 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 14 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 18 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 19 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 21 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 22 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orion Cecropian sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 135th most-seen of the 299 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.
April–May, July and October–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orion Cecropian in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, June and August–September, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orion Cecropian sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
21st of 22
Of the 22 parks where we can rate Orion Cecropian sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 21st at about 10%. The best odds are in Ciénaga de Zapata (Cuba, about 40%), Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Orion Cecropian that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 20%), White Peacock (about 20%) and Mexican Silverspot (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orion Cecropian is recorded against all the insects logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (9 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.
