Euphaedra neophron
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Euphaedra neophron, or the gold banded forester, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa. 1. Neophron Group. The species of this group may be easily known by having the upperside of the hindwing and the basal part of the forewing to the beginning of vein 3 similarly coloured, the apical part of the forewing on the other hand black with broad orange subapical band and yellow apex. The under surface is dark brown, grey-brown or yellowish with 1–3 black dots in the cells, lighter (male) to whitish (female) median band and oval, not very distinct postdiscal spots. The subapical band
of the forewing shows through faintly. E. neophron Hpffr. The orange subapical band of the forewing reaches vein 2 or even extends somewhat into cellule lb; the basal part of the forewing and the whole upperside of the hindwing are bright green or blue-green with dark marginal band. Larva according to Junod green with two large golden yellow spots on each segment. Delagoa Bay to Usambara.-violacea Btlr. is somewhat larger and differs in having the hindwing and the basal part of the forewing above of a beautiful violet colour and in the subapical... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gold-Banded Forester sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 65 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 25th most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July–September and December–May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gold-Banded Forester in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against about 10% in June and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gold-Banded Forester sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Gold-Banded Forester sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 30%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Gold-Banded Forester that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Dark Blue Pansy (about 30%), Dancing Amber (about 30%) and Novice (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gold-Banded Forester is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (65 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.
