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Limenitis epizygis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis epizygis sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 152nd most-seen of the 306 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis epizygis in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–July and November, the lowest months. That is one of Iguazú National Park's driest months, with about 90 mm of rain against 240 mm in October.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Limenitis epizygis 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 2 parks where we can rate Limenitis epizygis sightings, Iguazú National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same genus: Limenitis
The closest relatives of the Limenitis epizygis that you can see in Iguazú National Park (genus Limenitis) are Limenitis thessalia (about 20%), Limenitis malea (about 20%) and Limenitis serpa (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Limenitis epizygis is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú National Park (11 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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