Diaethria eluina
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Diaethria eluina, the eluina eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from México to Peru to Bolivia and Brazil. The wingspan is about 30–40 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Eluina Eighty-Eight sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 443rd most-seen of the 832 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.
June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eluina Eighty-Eight in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–May, the lowest months. Those are among São Paulo's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 230 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eluina Eighty-Eight sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Eluina Eighty-Eight sightings, São Paulo ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%).
Same genus: Diaethria
The closest relatives of the Eluina Eighty-Eight that you can see in São Paulo (genus Diaethria, Eighty-eight Butterflies) are Widespread Eighty-Eight (about 10%) and Number Eighty (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eluina Eighty-Eight is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (14 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.
