Achlyodes thraso
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Sicklewing sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 47 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Sicklewing in Ostional Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.
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.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Southern Sicklewing sightings, Ostional Wildlife Refuge ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 20%), Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 20%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 20%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Southern Sicklewing that you can see in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Banded Peacock (about 60%), Malachite (about 40%) and Gulf Fritillary (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Sicklewing is recorded against all the insects logged in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (5 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.
