Junonia natalica
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Junonia natalica, the Natal pansy or brown pansy, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The wingspan is 45–50 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. The larvae feed on Asystasia gangetica and Phaulopsis imbricata. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Brown Pansy sighting in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 41 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.
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Brown Pansy in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and August–September, the lowest months. That is one of Gorongosa National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 210 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Brown Pansy sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Spotted Brown Pansy sightings, Gorongosa National Park ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Kafue National Park (Zambia, about 30%), Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%) and uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Brown Pansy is recorded against all the insects logged in Gorongosa National Park (8 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.
