Hypanartia lethe
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Hypanartia lethe, the orange admiral or orange mapwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Hypanartia lethe has a wingspan of about 40–50 millimetres (1.6–2.0 in). Forewings are black with orange-brown spots and an orange-brown fascia composed by a few blotches. Hindwings are orange brown, with a row of black spots in the marginal area and a black narrow strip in the submarginal area near the apex. The underside of the wings shows an ornate pattern and a pale brown coloration resembling the contour lines of a topographic map (hence the common name orange mapwing). Adults have two hindwing tails of variable length.
Larvae feed on Phenax, Boehmeria, Celtis, Sponia and Trema micrantha. This common and widespread species can be found in Texas, Mexico - Peru, Trinidad, Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil. These butterflies have a mountain range and prefers forest habitats at an elevation of 300–1,700 metres (980–5,580 ft) above sea level.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Mapwing sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 285 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd 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.
October
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Mapwing in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February, the lowest month. That is one of Iguazú National Park's wettest months, with about 240 mm of rain against 90 mm in August.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange Mapwing 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 9 parks where we can rate Orange Mapwing sightings, Iguazú National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 40%) and Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 20%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange Mapwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú National Park (285 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.
