Dynamine athemon
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Dynamine athemon, commonly known as the ghost sailor or exquisite sailor, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, specifically within the Biblidinae subfamily. This species has been recorded in Central and South American countries, including Panama, Peru, Paraguay and Brazil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ghost Sailor sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 136th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ghost Sailor in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, July–August and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ghost Sailor sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Ghost Sailor sightings, Iguazú National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same genus: Dynamine
The closest relatives of the Ghost Sailor that you can see in Iguazú National Park (genus Dynamine) are Dynamine tithia (about 40%), Small-Eyed Sailor (about 40%) and Dynamine mylitta (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ghost Sailor is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú National Park (13 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.
