Junonia lavinia
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at San José

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

6 Verified sightings at San José
212 In all 11 parks From 2019 to 2026
May 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 San José?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Junonia lavinia sighting in San José on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 210th most-seen of the 239 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Junonia lavinia in San José?

March and May–August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Junonia lavinia in San José on a given day, against under 5% in April and September–February, 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 San José the best place to see a Junonia lavinia?

9th of 11

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Junonia lavinia sightings, San José ranks 9th 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 San José?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Junonia lavinia that you can see in San José (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Monarch (about 30%), Banded Peacock (about 30%) and Rusty-Tipped Page (about 30%), 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 San José (6 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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