Junonia archesia
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Junonia archesia sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 124 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 274 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.
August and September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Junonia archesia in Pretoria on a given day, against about 10% in June and October, the lowest months. Those are among Pretoria's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 130 mm in December.
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.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Junonia archesia sightings, Pretoria has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Johannesburg (South Africa, about 30%) and Durban (South Africa, under 5%).
Same genus: Junonia
The closest relatives of the Junonia archesia that you can see in Pretoria (genus Junonia, Buckeyes & Pansies) are Yellow Pansy (about 20%), Blue Pansy (about 10%) and Dark Blue Pansy (about 10%), 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 Pretoria (124 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.
