Perichares philetes
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Caribbean Ruby-Eye sighting in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 47th most-seen of the 152 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Caribbean Ruby-Eye in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, against under 5% in February, April and June–December, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Caribbean Ruby-Eye 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 Caribbean Ruby-Eye sightings, Lago de Yojoa has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Caribbean Ruby-Eye that you can see in Lago de Yojoa (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Pythonides jovianus (about 20%), Green Flasher (about 10%) and Common Mylon (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Caribbean Ruby-Eye is recorded against all the insects logged in Lago de Yojoa (10 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.
