Euphaedra neophron
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Euphaedra neophron, or the gold banded forester, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa. 1. Neophron Group. The species of this group may be easily known by having the upperside of the hindwing and the basal part of the forewing to the beginning of vein 3 similarly coloured, the apical part of the forewing on the other hand black with broad orange subapical band and yellow apex. The under surface is dark brown, grey-brown or yellowish with 1–3 black dots in the cells, lighter (male) to whitish (female) median band and oval, not very distinct postdiscal spots. The subapical band
of the forewing shows through faintly. E. neophron Hpffr. The orange subapical band of the forewing reaches vein 2 or even extends somewhat into cellule lb; the basal part of the forewing and the whole upperside of the hindwing are bright green or blue-green with dark marginal band. Larva according to Junod green with two large golden yellow spots on each segment. Delagoa Bay to Usambara.-violacea Btlr. is somewhat larger and differs in having the hindwing and the basal part of the forewing above of a beautiful violet colour and in the subapical... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gold-Banded Forester sighting in Dar es-Salaam on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 12 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.
June
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Gold-Banded Forester in Dar es-Salaam on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and November–May, the lowest months. That is one of Dar es-Salaam's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 260 mm in April.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gold-Banded Forester sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Dar es-Salaam, in our data
Dar es-Salaam is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Gold-Banded Forester sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Gold-Banded Forester that you can see in Dar es-Salaam (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Dark Blue Pansy (about 40%), Danaid Eggfly (about 30%) and Spotted Brown Pansy (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gold-Banded Forester is recorded against all the insects logged in Dar es-Salaam (5 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.
