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Mycalesis rhacotis
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Bicyclus rhacotis, the Rhacotis bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of deep forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mycalesis rhacotis sighting in Garden Route National Park on a given day, based on 232 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 298 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.
March
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Mycalesis rhacotis in Garden Route National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mycalesis rhacotis 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 7 parks where we can rate Mycalesis rhacotis sightings, Garden Route National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 30%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Mycalesis rhacotis that you can see in Garden Route National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Rainforest Dancing Brown (about 30%), Painted Lady (about 20%) and Cape Autumn Widow (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mycalesis rhacotis is recorded against all the insects logged in Garden Route National Park (232 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.
