Mechanitis lysimnia
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Mechanitis lysimnia, the confused tigerwing, sweet-oil tiger or lysimnia tigerwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. It is found in Central and South America, from southern Mexico to Uruguay. The habitat consists of disturbed forests at altitudes up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft).
Adults have been recorded feeding on nectar from Eupatorium flowers. The larvae are gregarious and feed on Solanum species and possibly other members of the family Solanaceae. They are pale green streaked with yellow. M. l. lysimnia (Brazil, Uruguay) Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lysimnia Tigerwing sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 106th 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.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lysimnia Tigerwing in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, September and December, 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 Lysimnia Tigerwing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Lysimnia Tigerwing 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 family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Lysimnia Tigerwing that you can see in Iguazú National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Agathina Emperor (about 70%), Hydaspes Eighty-Eight (about 50%) and Orange Mapwing (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lysimnia Tigerwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú National Park (19 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.
