Catagramma pygas
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Catagramma pygas, the Godart's numberwing or pygas eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and the upper Amazonian region of Brazil.
The wingspan is about 45 mm. Its common name refers to the black and white patterns on the undersides of its hindwings that resemble the number "88". Similar "eighty-eight" patterns are found in other species of the genus and related genera such as Diaethria and Perisama.
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| # | 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 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Godart's Numberwing sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 237 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th 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.
April, June and November–January
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Godart's Numberwing in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against about 30% in February, the lowest month.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Godart's Numberwing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Godart's Numberwing sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 50%).
Same genus: Catagramma
The closest relatives of the Godart's Numberwing that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (genus Catagramma) are Hydaspes Eighty-Eight (about 50%), Eighty Butterfly (about 10%) and Google-Eyed Eighty-Eight (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Godart's Numberwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguaçu National Park (237 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.
