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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Split-Banded Owl-Butterfly sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, June, August and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Split-Banded Owl-Butterfly in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May, September and December, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Split-Banded Owl-Butterfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Split-Banded Owl-Butterfly sightings, Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Split-Banded Owl-Butterfly that you can see in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Pale-Banded Crescent (about 40%), Julia Heliconian (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 Split-Banded Owl-Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (19 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.
