Helias phalaenoides
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Helias phalaenoides is a species of moth from the genus Helias. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Helias phalaenoides sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 83rd most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Helias phalaenoides in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and June–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Helias phalaenoides sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Helias phalaenoides sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 30%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Helias phalaenoides that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Callimormus corades (about 20%), Pompeius Skipper (about 10%) and Southern Sicklewing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Helias phalaenoides is recorded against all the insects logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (5 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.
