Ectima thecla
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Ectima thecla is a species of brush-footed butterfly found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela. It shows a similar behavior to the Hamadryas butterfly, but it does not produce the noise of "Cracker-butterflies". Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thecla Banner sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 103rd 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Thecla Banner in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and July, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thecla Banner 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 2 parks where we can rate Thecla Banner sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Thecla 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Thecla Banner is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguaçu National Park (17 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.
