Papilio mechowi
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Papilio mechowi is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae found in Africa. Papilio mechowi mechowi (Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, southern Sudan, Uganda, Republic of the Congo, Angola) Papilio mechowi whitnalli Neave, 1904 (central and eastern Uganda)
Papilio mechowi is very similar to Papilio gallienus but males lack the distinct androconial patch of gallienus and the discal spots of the forewings have sharper edges. The outer edge of the forewing discal band is more curved in mechowi. Both are members of the zenobia species group. In the zenobia group the basic upperside wing pattern is black with white or yellowish bands and spots. The underside is brown and basally there is a red area marked with black stripes and spots. In the discal area there is a yellowish band with black stripes and veins. Females resemble butterflies of the genus Amauris. Both sexes lack tails.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Papilio mechowi sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st most-seen of the 41 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.
June and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Papilio mechowi in Kibale National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and August–December, the lowest months. Those are among Kibale National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in November.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Papilio mechowi sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Kibale National Park, in our data
Kibale National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Papilio mechowi sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Papilio
The closest relatives of the Papilio mechowi that you can see in Kibale National Park (genus Papilio, Common Swallowtails) are Apple-Green Swallowtail (about 50%), Mocker Swallowtail (about 30%) and Central Emperor Swallowtail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Papilio mechowi is recorded against all the insects logged in Kibale National Park (6 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.
