Pierella dracontis silhouette

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Pierella dracontis

Pierella dracontis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Manu National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

9 Verified sightings at Manu National Park From 2019 to 2026
21 In all 2 parks
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~40%
2 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manaus 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pierella dracontis in Manu National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pierella dracontis sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 203rd 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 a Pierella dracontis in Manu National Park?

February–July and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pierella dracontis in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August–October and December–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pierella dracontis?

Between 2 and 5 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pierella dracontis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Manu National Park the best place to see a Pierella dracontis?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Pierella dracontis sightings, Manu National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Pierella dracontis live in Manu National Park?

Same genus: Pierella

The closest relatives of the Pierella dracontis that you can see in Manu National Park (genus Pierella) are Pierella lena (about 20%), Pierella rhea (about 10%) and Pierella hortona (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pierella dracontis sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pierella dracontis is recorded against all the insects logged in Manu 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.

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