Emesis mandana
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Great Emesis sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 279 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, June and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Great Emesis in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and July, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great Emesis 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 parks where we can rate Great Emesis sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Great Emesis that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Separated Stripestreak (about 20%), Cassius Blue (about 10%) and Marsyas Hairstreak (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Great Emesis is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguaçu National Park (20 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.
