Eunica tatila
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Eunica tatila, the Florida purplewing, is a species of tropical brushfoot in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Americas from southern Texas and southern Florida down through Argentina. The MONA or Hodges number for Eunica tatila is 4533. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Florida Purplewing sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 306 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.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Florida Purplewing in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to July, the lowest months. That is one of Iguazú National Park's wettest months, with about 240 mm of rain against 90 mm in August.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Florida Purplewing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Florida Purplewing sightings, Iguazú National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%), Everglades National Park (United States, about 20%) and Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%).
Same genus: Eunica
The closest relatives of the Florida Purplewing that you can see in Iguazú National Park (genus Eunica, Purplewings) are Eunica eburnea (about 10%) and Eunica margarita (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Florida Purplewing is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú National Park (27 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.
