Junonia sophia
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Junonia sophia, the little commodore or little pansy, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests and savanna.
The larvae feed on Paulowilhelmia sclerochiton, Hypoestes verticillaris, Brillantaisa lamium, Sclerochiton paulowilhelmina, Asystasia, Barleria, Justicia, and Ruellia species. Junonia sophia sophia — Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon
Junonia sophia infracta Butler, 1888 — Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, eastern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western and central Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Pansy sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 18 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.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Pansy in Masai Mara National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July and October, the lowest months. That is one of Masai Mara National Reserve's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 140 mm in April.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Pansy sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Little Pansy sightings, Masai Mara National Reserve ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 60%), Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Junonia
The closest relatives of the Little Pansy that you can see in Masai Mara National Reserve (genus Junonia, Buckeyes & Pansies) are Yellow Pansy (about 20%), Dark Blue Pansy (about 10%) and Soldier Commodore (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Little Pansy is recorded against all the insects logged in Masai Mara National Reserve (12 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.
