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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 Gorongosa National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 41 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.
June–July and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Mycalesis rhacotis in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and August–September, the lowest months. Those are among Gorongosa National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 210 mm in January.
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.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Mycalesis rhacotis sightings, Gorongosa National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 30%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Mycalesis rhacotis that you can see in Gorongosa National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Gold-Banded Forester (about 30%), Dancing Amber (about 30%) and Guineafowl Butterfly (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 Gorongosa National Park (15 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.
