Ortilia velica
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Ortilia velica, also known as the small brown, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. It is associated with the flowers of Wedelia silphioides. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ortilia velica sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 119th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Ortilia velica in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Iguazú National Park's wettest months, with about 240 mm of rain against 90 mm in August.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ortilia velica sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Ortilia velica sightings, Iguazú National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 40%).
Same genus: Ortilia
The closest relatives of the Ortilia velica that you can see in Iguazú National Park (genus Ortilia) are Ithra Crescent (about 30%) and Ortilia dicoma (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ortilia velica is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú National Park (18 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.
