Junonia chorimene
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Junonia chorimene, the golden pansy, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele, Ituri, Kivu and Lualaba), Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, northern and western Kenya, northern Tanzania, south-western Arabia and Yemen. The habitat consists of riverine vegetation.
The larvae feed on Asystasia schimperi, Justicia leikepiensis, Barleria, Hypoestes, Paulowilhelmia and Ruellia species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Pansy sighting in Ouagadougou on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 5th most-seen of the 28 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.
June
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Pansy in Ouagadougou on a given day, against about 10% in July and December–April, the lowest months. That is one of Ouagadougou's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against almost none in December.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden Pansy sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Golden Pansy sightings, Ouagadougou ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Accra (Ghana, about 30%).
Same genus: Junonia
The closest relatives of the Golden Pansy that you can see in Ouagadougou (genus Junonia, Buckeyes & Pansies) are Yellow Pansy (about 30%) and Junonia antilope (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden Pansy is recorded against all the insects logged in Ouagadougou (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.
