Southern Sicklewing

Southern Sicklewing

Achlyodes thraso

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Lago de Yojoa

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

6 Verified sightings at Lago de Yojoa From 2019 to 2026
297 In all 6 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Southern Sicklewing

Eantis thraso is a species of spread-wing skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
2 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
3 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
4 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Manaus 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
~10%
4 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
7 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Sicklewing in Lago de Yojoa?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Sicklewing sighting in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 112th most-seen of the 152 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Southern Sicklewing in Lago de Yojoa?

January

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Sicklewing in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, against under 5% in March to December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Southern Sicklewing?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Sicklewing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where does the Southern Sicklewing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Southern Sicklewing is recorded against all the insects logged in Lago de Yojoa (6 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.

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