Junonia archesia
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Precis archesia, the garden inspector or garden commodore, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, native to Subsaharan Africa. Wingspan: 45–50 mm for males and 50–60 mm for females. Flight period is year-round with two main broods from September to March and April to August. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Junonia archesia sighting in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 198 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March to May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Junonia archesia in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Junonia archesia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Junonia archesia sightings, Addo Elephant National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 20%).
Same genus: Junonia
The closest relatives of the Junonia archesia that you can see in Addo Elephant National Park (genus Junonia, Buckeyes & Pansies) are Yellow Pansy (about 20%), Blue Pansy (about 10%) and Dark Blue Pansy (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Junonia archesia is recorded against all the insects logged in Addo Elephant National Park (29 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.
