Hedone vibex
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Whirlabout sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th 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.
February and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Whirlabout in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May to October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Whirlabout sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 Whirlabout sightings, Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 10%) and Congaree National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Whirlabout that you can see in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Glassy-Winged Skipper (about 40%), Obscure Skipper (about 30%) and Panoquina fusina (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Whirlabout is recorded against all the insects logged in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (20 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.
