Junonia evarete
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Junonia evarete (Cramer, 1779), the tropical buckeye or South American tropical buckeye, is a South American butterfly of the nymphalid (Nymphalidae) family. It has characteristic eye spots on the wings, which have a wingspan between 4.5 and 6.5 cm (1.8 and 2.6 in). This butterfly is easily confused with Junonia genoveva, the mangrove buckeye. Not only have the common names mangrove and tropical buckeye been confused, but the butterflies themselves have been sometimes misidentified in past literature because the two species have many variations, subspecies and seasonal forms, which makes them difficult to identify or differentiate. Phylogenetic studies demonstrate the separation of evarete and genoveva, but evidence suggests that subspecies and perhaps more species await their descriptions within this group.
The tropical buckeye is found in tropical and subtropical South America. It inhabits tropical plains, shrub and scrub areas, islands, primary and secondary forests, and urbanized and suburbanized habitats. With a very fast and low flight, the tropical buckeye prefers open and sunny fields. Adults are nectarivores. Males generally stay in the vegetation or on the ground... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | São Luís | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a South American Tropical Buckeye sighting in Belo Horizonte on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 26th most-seen of the 186 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a South American Tropical Buckeye in Belo Horizonte on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Belo Horizonte's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain against 270 mm in December.
5th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate South American Tropical Buckeye sightings, Belo Horizonte ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in São Luís (Brazil, about 20%), Recife (Brazil, about 10%) and Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the South American Tropical Buckeye that you can see in Belo Horizonte (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Starry Night Cracker (about 20%), White Peacock (about 20%) and Themisto Amberwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the South American Tropical Buckeye is recorded against all the insects logged in Belo Horizonte (35 verified sightings), 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.
