Vanessa braziliensis
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Vanessa braziliensis, the Brazilian painted lady, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 5 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brazilian Lady sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 60 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 and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brazilian Lady in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–June and September, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brazilian Lady sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Brazilian Lady sightings, Itatiaia National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Brazilian Lady that you can see in Itatiaia National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Waiter Daggerwing (about 20%), Pierella nereis (about 20%) and Orsis Bluewing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brazilian Lady is recorded against all the insects logged in Itatiaia National Park (11 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.
