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Limenitis malea
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis malea sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 48th most-seen of the 279 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis malea in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Limenitis malea 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 Limenitis malea sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 20%).
Same genus: Limenitis
The closest relatives of the Limenitis malea that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (genus Limenitis) are Limenitis thessalia (about 20%), Limenitis serpa (about 10%) and Limenitis iphiclus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Limenitis malea is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguaçu National Park (40 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.
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