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Mycalesis rhacotis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Bicyclus rhacotis, the Rhacotis bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of deep forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mycalesis rhacotis sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mycalesis rhacotis in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mycalesis rhacotis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Mycalesis rhacotis sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 30%) and Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mycalesis rhacotis is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (50 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.
