What are the chances of seeing a Taygetis sylvia in Manu National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Taygetis sylvia sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 130th most-seen of the 366 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Taygetis sylvia in Manu National Park?
September and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Taygetis sylvia in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, July–August and December, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Taygetis sylvia?
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Taygetis sylvia 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 a Taygetis sylvia?
Only Manu National Park, in our data
Manu National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Taygetis sylvia sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Taygetis sylvia live in Manu National Park?
Same genus: Taygetis
The closest relatives of the Taygetis sylvia that you can see in Manu National Park (genus Taygetis) are Taygetis oyapock (about 10%) and Stub-Tailed Satyr (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Taygetis sylvia sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Taygetis sylvia is recorded against all the insects logged in Manu National Park (15 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.