Doxocopa linda
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Doxocopa linda, or Linda's emperor, is a species of Neotropical butterfly in the family Nymphalidae and subfamily Apaturinae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1862. It is found in Peru, Ecuador and the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Doxocopa linda sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 194 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 279 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and October
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Doxocopa linda in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against about 30% in May and July, the lowest months. Those are among Iguaçu National Park's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain a month against 100 mm in August.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Doxocopa linda 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 3 parks where we can rate Doxocopa linda sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 40%).
Same genus: Doxocopa
The closest relatives of the Doxocopa linda that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (genus Doxocopa) are Agathina Emperor (about 70%), 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 Doxocopa linda is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguaçu National Park (194 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.
