Butterfly or moth
Malachite
Siproeta stelenes · Nymphalidae · Lepidoptera
Best monthsAug–Octmost records
Records20,702in 23 countries
Most seen inMexico12,252 records
Red List–IUCN status
About
Malachite in brief
The malachite (Siproeta stelenes) is a butterfly or moth of the Nymphalidae family — species of butterfly.
Across the 23 countries we cover it has 20,702 published records, most of them from Mexico, Costa Rica and Brazil. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in August, September and October.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Mexico12,252 records · best Sep, Aug
Costa Rica1,898 records · best Jul, Jan
Brazil1,851 records · best Mar, Apr
Colombia1,028 records · best Apr, Jun
Panama805 records · best Aug, Nov
Ecuador432 records · best Nov, Mar
Peru364 records · best Oct, May
Honduras314 records · best Jul, Sep
Nicaragua281 records · best Jul, Jan
Argentina257 records · best Jan, Apr
Dominican Republic253 records · best Jan, Dec
Cuba183 records · best Aug, Jul
Belize121 records · best Feb, Dec
El Salvador118 records · best Aug, Sep
Guatemala110 records · best Jul, Sep
Jamaica97 records · best Feb, Oct
Trinidad and Tobago94 records · best Jul, Aug
Suriname65 records · best Feb, Nov
Bolivia64 records · best Apr, Jun
Venezuela51 records · best Jun, Aug
Paraguay26 records · best Nov, Feb
Haiti24 records · best May, Jul
Guyana14 records · best Jan, Mar
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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