Marpesia crethon
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 141 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.
March, May and October–November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Crethon Daggerwing in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April, September and December, 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.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Crethon Daggerwing sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 30%).
Same genus: Marpesia
The closest relatives of the Crethon Daggerwing that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (genus Marpesia, Daggerwings) are Many-Banded Daggerwing (about 30%), Sunset Daggerwing (about 10%) and Orange Daggerwing (about 10%), 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 Tambopata National Reserve (32 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.
