Hamanumida daedalus
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Hamanumida daedalus, the guineafowl butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae and only member of the genus Hamanumida. It is found in the Afrotropical realm (Natal, Eswatini, Transvaal, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, tropical Africa (dry lowland areas) and southwest Arabia).
The wingspan is 55–65 mm for males and 60–78 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with peaks in midwinter and summer. The larvae feed on Combretum and Terminalia species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 8 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 13 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Guineafowl Butterfly sighting in Hwange National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 11 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Guineafowl Butterfly in Hwange National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, August and October–November, the lowest months. Those are among Hwange National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 150 mm in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Guineafowl Butterfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Guineafowl Butterfly sightings, Hwange National Park ranks 6th at about 30%. The best odds are in Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 40%), Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 40%) and Kafue National Park (Zambia, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Guineafowl Butterfly that you can see in Hwange National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Two-Tailed Pasha (about 20%), Plain Tiger Butterfly (about 20%) and Byblia acheloia (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Guineafowl Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Hwange National Park (16 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.
