Amarynthis meneria
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Amarynthis is a monotypic genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae. Its sole species, Amarynthis meneria, the meneria metalmark, is a common species in lowland rainforests east of the Andes from Venezuela, Suriname and Guyana, south through the Brazilian Amazon to Peru and northern Argentina.
The wings are very delicate; the veins deviate from those of Amblygonia only by the 3rd subcostal vein not rising immediately before the cell-end, but immediately behind it. It is black with a narrow red transverse band and sparse light, small dots:in the cell of the forewing a red cuneiform streak, behind it a small red spot.
Amarynthis meneria at the Tree of Life Web Project Species info Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Barred Amarynthis sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 107 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 366 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and September–December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Barred Amarynthis in Manu National Park on a given day, against about 20% in January–February and April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Barred Amarynthis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Red-Barred Amarynthis sightings, Manu National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 20%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
Same family: Riodinidae
The closest relatives of the Red-Barred Amarynthis that you can see in Manu National Park (family Riodinidae, Metalmark Butterflies) are Periander Metalmark (about 20%), Starry Night Metalmark (about 10%) and Notheme eumeus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Barred Amarynthis is recorded against all the insects logged in Manu National Park (107 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.
