What are the chances of seeing an Orange Banner in Iguaçu National Park?
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Banner sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 140 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 279 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Orange Banner in Iguaçu National Park?
June and August
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Banner in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against about 20% in December to March, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see an Orange Banner?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange Banner sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Iguaçu National Park the best place to see an Orange Banner?
2nd of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Orange Banner sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 40%).
Which relatives of the Orange Banner live in Iguaçu National Park?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Orange Banner that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Agathina Emperor (about 70%), Hydaspes Eighty-Eight (about 50%) and Orange Mapwing (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Orange Banner sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange Banner is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguaçu National Park (140 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.