Eunica eburnea
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Iguazú National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

29 Verified sightings at Iguazú National Park From 2019 to 2026
62 In all 3 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
2 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
3 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Eunica eburnea in Iguazú National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Eunica eburnea sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 78th most-seen of the 306 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Eunica eburnea in Iguazú National Park?

February and May

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Eunica eburnea in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Eunica eburnea?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eunica eburnea sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Iguazú National Park the best place to see a Eunica eburnea?

2nd of 3

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Eunica eburnea sightings, Iguazú National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Eunica eburnea live in Iguazú National Park?

Same genus: Eunica

The closest relatives of the Eunica eburnea that you can see in Iguazú National Park (genus Eunica, Purplewings) are Florida Purplewing (about 10%) and Eunica margarita (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Eunica eburnea sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Eunica eburnea is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú National Park (29 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.

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