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Mycalesis rhacotis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Bicyclus rhacotis, the Rhacotis bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of deep forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mycalesis rhacotis sighting in Nairobi National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 34 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Mycalesis rhacotis in Nairobi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and August–January, the lowest months. That is one of Nairobi National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 180 mm in April.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mycalesis rhacotis sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Mycalesis rhacotis sightings, Nairobi National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 30%), Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 30%) and iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Mycalesis rhacotis that you can see in Nairobi National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Plain Tiger Butterfly (about 30%), Little Pansy (about 30%) and Yellow Pansy (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mycalesis rhacotis is recorded against all the insects logged in Nairobi National Park (7 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.
