Number Eighty
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Curitiba

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

43 Verified sightings at Curitiba
80 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Number Eighty

Diaethria candrena, the candrena eighty-eight or number eighty, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Argentina and Brazil. The wingspan is 40–46 mm. The larvae feed on Celtis species. Diaethria candrena candrena (Argentina, Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul)) Diaethria candrena longfieldae (Talbot, 1928) (Brazil (Mato Grosso)) Diaethria candrena, Fauna Paraguay Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~40%
2 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
4 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
4 Montevideo 🇺🇾 Uruguay
~10%
5 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Number Eighty in Curitiba?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Number Eighty sighting in Curitiba on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 16th most-seen of the 177 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.

When is the best time to see a Number Eighty in Curitiba?

May to July

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Number Eighty in Curitiba on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Number Eighty?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

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

Is Curitiba the best place to see a Number Eighty?

Yes

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Number Eighty sightings, Curitiba has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 10%) and Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Number Eighty live in Curitiba?

Same genus: Diaethria

The closest relatives of the Number Eighty that you can see in Curitiba (genus Diaethria, Eighty-eight Butterflies) are Widespread Eighty-Eight (about 10%) and Eluina Eighty-Eight (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Number Eighty sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Number Eighty is recorded against all the insects logged in Curitiba (43 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.

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