Limenitis melona
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Iguazú National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

5 Verified sightings at Iguazú National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
June Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Limenitis melona in Iguazú National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis melona sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 269th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Limenitis melona in Iguazú National Park?

February, June, August, October and December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis melona in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–May, July, September and November, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Limenitis melona?

Only Iguazú National Park, in our data

Iguazú National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Limenitis melona sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Limenitis melona live in Iguazú National Park?

Same genus: Limenitis

The closest relatives of the Limenitis melona 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.

Where does the Limenitis melona sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Limenitis melona is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú National Park (5 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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