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Mycalesis rhacotis
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Bicyclus rhacotis, the Rhacotis bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of deep forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mycalesis rhacotis sighting in Kigali on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 25 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Mycalesis rhacotis in Kigali on a given day, against under 5% in February and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mycalesis rhacotis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Mycalesis rhacotis sightings, Kigali has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Accra (Ghana, about 20%) and Durban (South Africa, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Mycalesis rhacotis that you can see in Kigali (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Soldier Commodore (about 50%), Dark Blue Pansy (about 40%) and Whitebar Acraea (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mycalesis rhacotis is recorded against all the insects logged in Kigali (19 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.
