Genus

Mechanitis

4 species in our catalog · found in 15 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyNymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
GenusMechanitis

Species in this group

Mechanitis polymnia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Mechanitis lysimnia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mechanitis menapis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Mechanitis mazaeus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mechanitis

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	~20%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~20%
2	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 4	~20%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~10%
	Lysimnia Tigerwing			~10%
3	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~10%
4	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Lysimnia Tigerwing			~10%
5	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~10%
6	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~10%
7	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~10%
8	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 4	~10%
	Lysimnia Tigerwing			~10%
9	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Menapis Tigerwing			~10%
10	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 4	~10%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~10%
	Lysimnia Tigerwing			<5%
11	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Lysimnia Tigerwing			~10%
12	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 4	~10%
	Mechanitis mazaeus			~10%
13	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~10%
14	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~10%
15	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	<5%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~20%
2	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~20%
3	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	Lysimnia Tigerwing			~20%
4	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 4	~10%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~10%
	Lysimnia Tigerwing			~10%
5	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	~10%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~10%
6	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~10%
7	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Lysimnia Tigerwing			~10%
8	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 4	~10%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~10%
9	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~10%
10	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~10%
11	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Lysimnia Tigerwing			~10%
12	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 4	~10%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~10%
	Lysimnia Tigerwing			<5%
13	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Lysimnia Tigerwing			~10%
14	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~10%
15	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 4	~10%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			~10%
16	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Polymnia Tigerwing			<5%
17	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	<5%
	Menapis Tigerwing			<5%

Mechanitis

Species in this group

Polymnia Tigerwing

Lysimnia Tigerwing

Menapis Tigerwing

Mechanitis mazaeus

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Mechanitis

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked