Eunica monima
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Purplewing sighting in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 112th most-seen of the 152 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.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dingy Purplewing in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and July–December, 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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Dingy Purplewing sightings, Lago de Yojoa ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Jaragua National Park (Dominican Republic, about 30%) and Cañón del Sumidero National Park (Mexico, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Dingy Purplewing that you can see in Lago de Yojoa (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Banded Peacock (about 30%), Pale Owl-Butterfly (about 30%) and Thick-Tipped Greta (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 Lago de Yojoa (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.
