Junonia lavinia
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Panama City

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Panama City
212 In all 11 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
2 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
3 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
4 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~20%
5 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
6 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
7 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
8 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
9 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
10 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
11 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rosario 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
2 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
3 Montevideo 🇺🇾 Uruguay
~20%
4 Mendoza 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
5 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
~20%
6 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
7 Lima 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
8 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
9 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Junonia lavinia in Panama City?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Junonia lavinia sighting in Panama City on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 109th most-seen of the 131 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.

When is the best time to see a Junonia lavinia in Panama City?

January, May and July–August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Junonia lavinia in Panama City on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June and September–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Junonia lavinia?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Junonia lavinia 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 Panama City the best place to see a Junonia lavinia?

8th of 11

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Junonia lavinia sightings, Panama City ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Rosario (Argentina, about 30%), Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 30%) and Montevideo (Uruguay, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Junonia lavinia live in Panama City?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Junonia lavinia that you can see in Panama City (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 30%), White Peacock (about 30%) and Red Postman (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Junonia lavinia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Junonia lavinia is recorded against all the insects logged in Panama City (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.

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