Junonia archesia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Precis archesia, the garden inspector or garden commodore, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, native to Subsaharan Africa. Wingspan: 45–50 mm for males and 50–60 mm for females. Flight period is year-round with two main broods from September to March and April to August. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Junonia archesia sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 186th most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, July–September and November–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Junonia archesia in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–June and October, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Junonia archesia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Junonia archesia sightings, Durban ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Pretoria (South Africa, about 30%) and Johannesburg (South Africa, about 30%).
Same genus: Junonia
The closest relatives of the Junonia archesia that you can see in Durban (genus Junonia, Buckeyes & Pansies) are Spotted Brown Pansy (about 30%), Dark Blue Pansy (about 20%) and Soldier Commodore (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Junonia archesia is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (11 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.
