Argyrophorus argenteus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Argyrophorus argenteus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the lower slopes of the Andes in Chile and Argentina. The wingspan is about 40 mm. The larvae feed on various grasses, including Stipa species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Silver Satyr sighting in Nahuel Huapi National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 34th most-seen of the 39 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.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Silver Satyr in Nahuel Huapi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months. That is one of Nahuel Huapi National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 310 mm in June.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Silver Satyr sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Nahuel Huapi National Park, in our data
Nahuel Huapi National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Silver Satyr sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Silver Satyr that you can see in Nahuel Huapi National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Subtropical Lady (about 10%), Cosmosatyrus leptoneuroides (about 10%) and Chilean Lady (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Silver Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Nahuel Huapi National Park (11 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.
