Guineafowl Butterfly

Guineafowl Butterfly

Hamanumida daedalus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Chobe National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

24 Verified sightings at Chobe National Park From 2019 to 2026
289 In all 14 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Guineafowl Butterfly

Hamanumida daedalus, the guineafowl butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae and only member of the genus Hamanumida. It is found in the Afrotropical realm (Natal, Eswatini, Transvaal, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, tropical Africa (dry lowland areas) and southwest Arabia).

The wingspan is 55–65 mm for males and 60–78 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with peaks in midwinter and summer. The larvae feed on Combretum and Terminalia species. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~40%
2 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
3 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
4 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~40%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~30%
6 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
7 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~20%
8 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
10 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
11 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~20%
12 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~20%
13 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
14 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Harare 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~10%
2 Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Guineafowl Butterfly in Chobe National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Guineafowl Butterfly sighting in Chobe National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 25 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Guineafowl Butterfly in Chobe National Park?

June

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Guineafowl Butterfly in Chobe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to March, the lowest months. That is one of Chobe National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 150 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Guineafowl Butterfly?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Guineafowl Butterfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Which relatives of the Guineafowl Butterfly live in Chobe National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Guineafowl Butterfly that you can see in Chobe National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Plain Tiger Butterfly (about 10%), Yellow Pansy (about 10%) and African Joker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Guineafowl Butterfly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Guineafowl Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Chobe National Park (24 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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