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Mycalesis rhacotis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mycalesis rhacotis sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 44 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and May
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mycalesis rhacotis in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–July and September–January, the lowest months.
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.
4th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Mycalesis rhacotis sightings, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 30%), Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 30%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mycalesis rhacotis is recorded against all the insects logged in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (10 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.
