Junonia natalica
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Junonia natalica, the Natal pansy or brown pansy, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The wingspan is 45–50 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. The larvae feed on Asystasia gangetica and Phaulopsis imbricata. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Brown Pansy sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 316 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.
April and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Brown Pansy in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Brown Pansy sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Spotted Brown Pansy sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kafue National Park (Zambia, about 30%), Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%) and uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 30%).
Same genus: Junonia
The closest relatives of the Spotted Brown Pansy that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (genus Junonia, Buckeyes & Pansies) are Dark Blue Pansy (about 30%), Soldier Commodore (about 10%) and Yellow Pansy (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Brown Pansy is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (20 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.
