Marpesia crethon
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Marpesia crethon, the Crethon daggerwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northern South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Crethon Daggerwing sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 61 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Crethon Daggerwing in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–July and September–October, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crethon 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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Crethon Daggerwing sightings, Podocarpus National Park ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 30%), Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 20%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 20%).
Same genus: Marpesia
The closest relatives of the Crethon Daggerwing that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (genus Marpesia, Daggerwings) are Waiter Daggerwing (about 20%), Sunset Daggerwing (about 20%) and Many-Banded Daggerwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crethon Daggerwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Podocarpus National Park (7 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.
