Euriphene amicia
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Nyungwe National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%

10 Verified sightings at Nyungwe National Park From 2019 to 2026
10 In 1 park
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Euriphene amicia

Euriphene amicia, the friendly nymph, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae feed on Napoleonaea vogelii. They are gregarious. Euriphene amicia amicia (eastern Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo) Euriphene amicia gola Fox, 1965 (Sierra Leone, Liberia, western Ivory Coast) Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~40%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Euriphene amicia in Nyungwe National Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Euriphene amicia sighting in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Euriphene amicia in Nyungwe National Park?

October

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Euriphene amicia in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March, May–June, September and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Euriphene amicia?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Euriphene amicia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Euriphene amicia?

Only Nyungwe National Park, in our data

Nyungwe National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Euriphene amicia sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Euriphene amicia live in Nyungwe National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Euriphene amicia that you can see in Nyungwe National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Pointed Pearl Emperor (about 30%) and Long-Tailed Admiral (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Euriphene amicia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Euriphene amicia is recorded against all the insects logged in Nyungwe National Park (10 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.

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