Aterica rabena
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Aterica rabena is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berenty Reserve | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 3 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 4 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Forest Nymph sighting in Mantadia National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 24 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.
October
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Forest Nymph in Mantadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June, August–September and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Mantadia National Park's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain against 340 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Madagascar Forest Nymph 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 Madagascar Forest Nymph sightings, Mantadia National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Berenty Reserve (Madagascar, about 50%) and Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Madagascar Forest Nymph that you can see in Mantadia National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Madagascan Mother-Of-Pearl (about 50%), Madagascar Diadem (about 30%) and Island Brown Pansy (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Madagascar Forest Nymph is recorded against all the insects logged in Mantadia National Park (11 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.
