Hannington's Fritillary

Hannington's Fritillary

Issoria hanningtoni

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Aberdare National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

6 Verified sightings at Aberdare National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Hannington's Fritillary

Issoria hanningtoni, the Hannington's fritillary, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sudan, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of highland forests. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Hannington's Fritillary in Aberdare National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hannington's Fritillary sighting in Aberdare National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Hannington's Fritillary in Aberdare National Park?

April

In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Hannington's Fritillary in Aberdare National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–March, May–June, August–September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Aberdare National Park's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain against 55 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Hannington's Fritillary?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hannington's Fritillary sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Hannington's Fritillary?

Only Aberdare National Park, in our data

Aberdare National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Hannington's Fritillary sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Hannington's Fritillary sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Hannington's Fritillary is recorded against all the insects logged in Aberdare National Park (6 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.

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