Vanessa abyssinica
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Vanessa abyssinica, the Abyssinian admiral, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of montane forests.
The larvae feed on Urtica massaica and Obetia pinnatifida. This species was traditionally considered to be a member of the genus Antanartia but was recently found to be a member of the V. atalanta species group. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Abyssinian Admiral sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 10 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.
March and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Abyssinian Admiral in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in May–June, August–September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Abyssinian Admiral sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Ngorongoro Conservation Area, in our data
Ngorongoro Conservation Area is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Abyssinian Admiral sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Abyssinian Admiral that you can see in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Danaid Eggfly (about 10%), Dark Blue Pansy (about 10%) and Plain Tiger Butterfly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Abyssinian Admiral is recorded against all the insects logged in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (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.
