What are the chances of seeing a Sepona punctata in Manu National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sepona punctata 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 296th 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 Sepona punctata in Manu National Park?
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sepona punctata in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April–August 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 a Sepona punctata?
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sepona punctata sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Sepona punctata?
Only Manu National Park, in our data
Manu National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sepona punctata sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Sepona punctata live in Manu National Park?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Sepona punctata that you can see in Manu National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Malachite (about 30%), Julia Heliconian (about 20%) and White Peacock (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Sepona punctata sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sepona punctata 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.