What are the chances of seeing a Spot-Banded Daggerwing in Piedras Blancas National Park?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-Banded Daggerwing sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Spot-Banded Daggerwing in Piedras Blancas National Park?
July and December–January
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-Banded Daggerwing in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June and September–October, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Spot-Banded Daggerwing?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-Banded Daggerwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Piedras Blancas National Park the best place to see a Spot-Banded Daggerwing?
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Spot-Banded Daggerwing sightings, Piedras Blancas National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 20%) and Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).
Which relatives of the Spot-Banded Daggerwing live in Piedras Blancas National Park?
Same genus: Marpesia
The closest relatives of the Spot-Banded Daggerwing that you can see in Piedras Blancas National Park (genus Marpesia, Daggerwings) are Many-Banded Daggerwing (about 20%), Orange Daggerwing (about 10%) and Sunset Daggerwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Spot-Banded Daggerwing sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spot-Banded Daggerwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Piedras Blancas National Park (24 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.