Eunica monima
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Eunica monima, the dingy purplewing, is a species of tropical brushfoot in the family Nymphalidae, and was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Eunica monima is 4532. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Purplewing sighting in Jaragua National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 19 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Purplewing in Jaragua National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May and October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dingy Purplewing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Dingy Purplewing sightings, Jaragua National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Cañón del Sumidero National Park (Mexico, about 10%) and Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Dingy Purplewing that you can see in Jaragua National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Gulf Fritillary (about 30%), Caribbean Daggerwing (about 30%) and Mexican Fritillary (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dingy Purplewing is recorded against all the insects logged in Jaragua National Park (5 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.
