Kallimoides rumia
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Kallimoides is a monotypic genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. It contains only one species, Kallimoides rumia, the African leaf butterfly. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Bioko, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are attracted to sucking-trees and sometimes also to fallen fruit and banana-baited traps. The larvae feed on Brillantaisa species. Kallimoides rumia rumia — Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana Kallimoides rumia jadyae (Fox, 1968) — Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Ituri, Kivu, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Sankuru, Lualaba
Kallimoides rumia rattrayi (Sharpe, 1904) — Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, north-western Tanzania Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an African Leaf Butterfly sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 38 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an African Leaf Butterfly in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and October–April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Leaf Butterfly sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 African Leaf Butterfly sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 50%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the African Leaf Butterfly that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Aurivillius’ Brown Pansy (about 40%), Orange-Streak Acraea (about 30%) and Lady's Maid Butterfly (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Leaf Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (13 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.
