Brazilian Lady

Brazilian Lady

Vanessa braziliensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at El Palmar National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

11 Verified sightings at El Palmar National Park From 2019 to 2026
54 In all 5 parks
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Brazilian Lady

Vanessa braziliensis, the Brazilian painted lady, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
2 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
4 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
5 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 La Paz 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~30%
2 Rosario 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
3 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
4 Montevideo 🇺🇾 Uruguay
~20%
5 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
6 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
7 Quito 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
8 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
9 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
10 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brazilian Lady in El Palmar National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brazilian Lady sighting in El Palmar National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 35 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Brazilian Lady in El Palmar National Park?

June and September

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brazilian Lady in El Palmar National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Brazilian Lady?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brazilian Lady sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is El Palmar National Park the best place to see a Brazilian Lady?

Yes

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Brazilian Lady sightings, El Palmar National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 20%) and Iberá National Park (Argentina, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Brazilian Lady live in El Palmar National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Brazilian Lady that you can see in El Palmar National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Ortilia velica (about 40%), Number Eighty (about 40%) and Gulf Fritillary (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Brazilian Lady sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brazilian Lady is recorded against all the insects logged in El Palmar National Park (11 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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