Parides neophilus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Parides neophilus, the spear-winged cattleheart, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm. The larvae feed on Aristolochia trilobata and Aristolochia colombiana. P. n. neophilus – Guianas, Surinam, southern Venezuela
In the male the cell of the hindwing on the upper surface is red nearly to the base. In both sexes the 2. median of the hindwing arises at the same height as the subcostal. Colombia to Paraguay and South Brazil, but not from Rio de Janeiro to Pernambuco, where P. zacynthus occurs. — eurybates Gray (= euphales Gray) (5c), male with large white spots on the forewing; the red spots on the hindwing not blackish... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spear-Winged Cattleheart sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 366 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.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spear-Winged Cattleheart in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April and June, the lowest months. That is one of Manu National Park's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain against 60 mm in August.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spear-Winged Cattleheart sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Spear-Winged Cattleheart sightings, Manu National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spear-Winged Cattleheart is recorded against all the insects logged in Manu National Park (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.
