Eunica tatila
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Eunica tatila, the Florida purplewing, is a species of tropical brushfoot in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Americas from southern Texas and southern Florida down through Argentina. The MONA or Hodges number for Eunica tatila is 4533. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Florida Purplewing sighting in Everglades National Park on a given day, based on 146 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 34th most-seen of the 496 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.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Florida Purplewing in Everglades National Park on a given day, against about 10% in November to March, the lowest months. That is one of Everglades National Park's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain against 40 mm in March.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Florida Purplewing 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 6 parks where we can rate Florida Purplewing sightings, Everglades National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Florida Purplewing that you can see in Everglades National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are White Peacock (about 40%), Julia Heliconian (about 40%) and Gulf Fritillary (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Florida Purplewing is recorded against all the insects logged in Everglades National Park (146 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.
