Junonia stygia
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Junonia stygia, the brown pansy, dark pansy or Aurivillius' brown pansy, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests, including disturbed areas and secondary forests.
The larvae feed on Paulowilhelmia sclerochiton, Asystasia, Barleria, Justicia, and Phaulopsis species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Aurivillius’ Brown Pansy sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 41 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Aurivillius’ Brown Pansy in Kibale National Park on a given day, against about 20% in June, the lowest month. That is one of Kibale National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 20 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Aurivillius’ Brown Pansy 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 2 parks where we can rate Aurivillius’ Brown Pansy sightings, Kibale National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 40%).
Same genus: Junonia
The closest relatives of the Aurivillius’ Brown Pansy that you can see in Kibale National Park (genus Junonia, Buckeyes & Pansies) are Little Pansy (about 40%), Soldier Commodore (about 40%) and Dark Blue Pansy (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Aurivillius’ Brown Pansy is recorded against all the insects logged in Kibale National Park (30 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.
