What are the chances of seeing an Orange-Banded Gem in Manu National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Banded Gem sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 246th most-seen of the 366 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Orange-Banded Gem in Manu National Park?
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-Banded Gem in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–July and November, the lowest months. That is one of Manu National Park's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain against 60 mm in August.
What time of day is best to see an Orange-Banded Gem?
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-Banded Gem sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see an Orange-Banded Gem?
Only Manu National Park, in our data
Manu National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Orange-Banded Gem sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Orange-Banded Gem live in Manu National Park?
Same family: Riodinidae
The closest relatives of the Orange-Banded Gem that you can see in Manu National Park (family Riodinidae, Metalmark Butterflies) are Red-Barred Amarynthis (about 30%), Periander Metalmark (about 20%) and Starry Night Metalmark (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Orange-Banded Gem sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-Banded Gem is recorded against all the insects logged in Manu 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.