Phoebis argante
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Phoebis argante, the apricot sulphur or Argante giant sulphur, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. Phoebis argante has a wingspan of about 54–67 millimetres (2.1–2.6 in). The uppersides of the male's wings are bright orange with a thin black or dark brown border on forewings. The hindwings are slightly paler and have two small whitish spots in the middle. The basic colour of the females vary from white to yellow, with dark borders.
Larvae feed on Pentaclethra macroloba, Cassia biflora, Cassia fruticosa, Inga vera and Inga ruiziana. This species can be found from Mexico up to Peru, in the Antilles and in Cuba. Specimens from Mexico to Panama do not have a recognised subspecies. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Apricot Sulphur sighting in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 80 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, May and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Apricot Sulphur in Tortuguero National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, June, August, October and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark Apricot Sulphur sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Dark Apricot Sulphur sightings, Tortuguero National Park ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 30%), Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 20%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Dark Apricot Sulphur that you can see in Tortuguero National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Banded Peacock (about 40%), White Peacock (about 30%) and Banded Owl-Butterfly (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark Apricot Sulphur is recorded against all the insects logged in Tortuguero National Park (8 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.
