Praepedaliodes phanias
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Praepedaliodes phanias sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 16 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, October and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Praepedaliodes phanias in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Praepedaliodes phanias 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 Praepedaliodes phanias sightings, Iguazú National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Praepedaliodes phanias 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 Praepedaliodes phanias is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú National Park (16 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.
