Itaballia demophile
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Itaballia demophile, the cross-barred white, crossbarred white, or black-banded white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found from the southern United States, and Mexico to Paraguay. The habitat consists of disturbed areas including forest clearings, riverbanks, roadsides, fields, cattle pastures and wasteland.
The wingspan is 30–35 mm (1.2–1.4 in). The larvae feed on the leaves of Capparis species, including Capparis indica, and Capparis frondosa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cross-Barred White sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 32 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cross-Barred White in Tayrona National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–July and September–November, the lowest months. That is one of Tayrona National Natural Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 180 mm in October.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cross-Barred White sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Cross-Barred White sightings, Tayrona National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 20%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Cross-Barred White that you can see in Tayrona National Natural Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Red Peacock (about 40%), Red Postman (about 30%) and Common Morpho (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cross-Barred White is recorded against all the insects logged in Tayrona National Natural Park (7 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.
