Leptophobia aripa
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Leptophobia aripa, the common green-eyed white or mountain white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is native to Mexico, Central America and South America, but strays may be found as far north as southern Texas. Leptophobia aria is very selective of the host they choose to lay their eggs in. [1]
It is a multivoltine species with overlapping generations. Adults feed on flower nectar of various species, including Emilia sonchifolia, Lantana camara and Bidens pilosa. The larvae feed on Brassicaceae species, including Brassica oleracea. Other records include Nasturtium officinale, Tovaria pendula and Tropaeolum moritzianum. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 9 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 10 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-Eyed White sighting in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 56 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Green-Eyed White in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–December, the lowest months. That is one of Los Quetzales National Park's wettest months, with about 500 mm of rain against 70 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-Eyed White 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 6 parks where we can rate Green-Eyed White sightings, Los Quetzales National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 10%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Green-Eyed White that you can see in Los Quetzales National Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Pure-Banded Dartwhite (about 30%) and Narrow-Banded Dartwhite (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green-Eyed White is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Quetzales National Park (13 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.
