Catagramma pygas
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Catagramma pygas, the Godart's numberwing or pygas eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and the upper Amazonian region of Brazil.
The wingspan is about 45 mm. Its common name refers to the black and white patterns on the undersides of its hindwings that resemble the number "88". Similar "eighty-eight" patterns are found in other species of the genus and related genera such as Diaethria and Perisama.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Godart's Numberwing sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 235 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 306 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Godart's Numberwing in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against about 30% in February, the lowest month. That is one of Iguazú National Park's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain against 90 mm in August.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Godart's Numberwing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Godart's Numberwing sightings, Iguazú National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 40%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 20%).
Same genus: Catagramma
The closest relatives of the Godart's Numberwing that you can see in Iguazú National Park (genus Catagramma) are Hydaspes Eighty-Eight (about 50%), Google-Eyed Eighty-Eight (about 10%) and Eighty Butterfly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Godart's Numberwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú National Park (235 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.
