Junonia archesia
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Precis archesia, the garden inspector or garden commodore, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, native to Subsaharan Africa. Wingspan: 45–50 mm for males and 50–60 mm for females. Flight period is year-round with two main broods from September to March and April to August. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Junonia archesia sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 78 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 298 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and April–July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Junonia archesia in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March and August–December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Junonia archesia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Junonia archesia sightings, Garden Route National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same genus: Junonia
The closest relatives of the Junonia archesia that you can see in Garden Route National Park (genus Junonia, Buckeyes & Pansies) are Blue Pansy (about 10%), Dark Blue Pansy (about 10%) and Yellow Pansy (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Junonia archesia is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (78 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.
