Hypanartia lethe
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Hypanartia lethe, the orange admiral or orange mapwing, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Hypanartia lethe has a wingspan of about 40–50 millimetres (1.6–2.0 in). Forewings are black with orange-brown spots and an orange-brown fascia composed by a few blotches. Hindwings are orange brown, with a row of black spots in the marginal area and a black narrow strip in the submarginal area near the apex. The underside of the wings shows an ornate pattern and a pale brown coloration resembling the contour lines of a topographic map (hence the common name orange mapwing). Adults have two hindwing tails of variable length.
Larvae feed on Phenax, Boehmeria, Celtis, Sponia and Trema micrantha. This common and widespread species can be found in Texas, Mexico - Peru, Trinidad, Venezuela, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil. These butterflies have a mountain range and prefers forest habitats at an elevation of 300–1,700 metres (980–5,580 ft) above sea level.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Mapwing sighting in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 56 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.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Mapwing in Los Quetzales National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange Mapwing sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Orange Mapwing sightings, Los Quetzales National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 50%), Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 40%) and Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Hypanartia
The closest relatives of the Orange Mapwing that you can see in Los Quetzales National Park (genus Hypanartia, Mapwings) are Banded Mapwing (about 20%) and Reddish Mapwing (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange Mapwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Los Quetzales National Park (9 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.
