Parides iphidamas
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The dorsal sides of the forewings are black, with a broad green and white spots (completely white in females), while the dorsal sides of the hindwings show a broad red band or spot. Along the edges there are many small yellow spots. The undersides of the wings are black with a white band on the forewings and several pink patches on the hindwings. The body of the butterfly is black with red dots. The poisonous caterpillars are chocolate brown, with white or brown protrusions resembling thorns... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Iphidamas Cattleheart sighting in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 152 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Iphidamas Cattleheart in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, against under 5% in April and July–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Iphidamas Cattleheart sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Iphidamas Cattleheart sightings, Lago de Yojoa ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same genus: Parides
The closest relatives of the Iphidamas Cattleheart that you can see in Lago de Yojoa (genus Parides, Cattlehearts) are True Cattleheart (about 20%) and Variable Cattleheart (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Iphidamas Cattleheart is recorded against all the insects logged in Lago de Yojoa (16 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.
