Doxocopa agathina
In 3 days >90%
Doxocopa agathina, the agathina emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Guyanas, northern Brazil, and the Amazon region. It is also called the purple emperor but this name may also refer to the European butterfly Apatura iris.
The color of the wings varies by sex. Males have bright blue or purple wings, but the females' wings are darker in color, usually shades of brown. Females also typically have a diagonal orange band across their forewings. In both sexes, the wingspan measures about 50 millimetres (2.0 inches).
Like other members of the subfamily Apaturinae, the proboscis is green. Doxocopa agathina agathina (Suriname) Doxocopa agathina vacuna (Godart, [1824]) (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Paraguay) Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report an Agathina Emperor sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 708 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 279 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and October
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Agathina Emperor in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against about 50% in February, the lowest month.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Agathina Emperor sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Agathina Emperor sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 2nd at about 70%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 70%).
Same genus: Doxocopa
The closest relatives of the Agathina Emperor that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (genus Doxocopa) are Doxocopa linda (about 40%), Turquoise Emperor (about 20%) and Doxocopa kallina (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Agathina Emperor is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguaçu National Park (708 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
