Widespread Eighty-Eight

Widespread Eighty-Eight

Diaethria clymena

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Iguazú National Park

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

204 Verified sightings at Iguazú National Park From 2019 to 2026
574 In all 13 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Widespread Eighty-Eight

Diaethria clymena, the Cramer's eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to Peru and Brazil. It was described to science by Pieter Cramer, in a fascicle of De uitlandsche Kapellen, 1775.

The wingspan is about 30–40 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in). The larvae feed on Trema lamarckiana, Trema micrantha, and Theobroma. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~40%
2 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%
3 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
5 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
6 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
7 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
8 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
9 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
10 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
11 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
12 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
13 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Widespread Eighty-Eight in Iguazú National Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Widespread Eighty-Eight sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 204 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th 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.

When is the best time to see a Widespread Eighty-Eight in Iguazú National Park?

May

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Widespread Eighty-Eight in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against about 30% in December, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Widespread Eighty-Eight?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Widespread Eighty-Eight sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Iguazú National Park the best place to see a Widespread Eighty-Eight?

Yes

Of the 13 parks where we can rate Widespread Eighty-Eight sightings, Iguazú National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 40%) and Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%). All parks ranked.

Which relatives of the Widespread Eighty-Eight live in Iguazú National Park?

Same genus: Diaethria

The closest relatives of the Widespread Eighty-Eight that you can see in Iguazú National Park (genus Diaethria, Eighty-eight Butterflies) are Number Eighty (about 10%) and Eluina Eighty-Eight (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Widespread Eighty-Eight sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Widespread Eighty-Eight is recorded against all the insects logged in Iguazú National Park (204 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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