Red Cracker

Red Cracker

Hamadryas amphinome

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Rincón de la Vieja National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

17 Verified sightings at Rincón de la Vieja National Park From 2019 to 2026
245 In all 11 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Red Cracker

Hamadryas amphinome, the red cracker, is a species of cracker butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, native to regions of North and South America. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
2 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
3 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
4 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
5 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
6 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
7 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
9 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
10 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
11 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 São Luís 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Maceió 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
4 João Pessoa 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 Fortaleza 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
7 Guayaquil 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
8 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
9 Campinas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
10 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Red Cracker in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red Cracker sighting in Rincón de la Vieja National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 56 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 Red Cracker in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?

July

In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Red Cracker in Rincón de la Vieja National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–June, August and October–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Red Cracker?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red Cracker 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 Rincón de la Vieja National Park the best place to see a Red Cracker?

Among the best

Of the 11 parks where we can rate Red Cracker sightings, Rincón de la Vieja National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 30%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 30%).

Where does the Red Cracker sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Red Cracker is recorded against all the insects logged in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (17 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.

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