Cymothoe caenis
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Cymothoe caenis, the common glider, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests and heavy woodland. It is a migratory species.
The larvae feed on Rawsonia usambarensis, Rawsonia lucida, Caloncoba gilgiana, Caloncoba glauca, Oncoba spinosa, Oncoba welwitschii, Lindackeria and Uapaca species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Glider sighting in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 28 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Common Glider in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, September–October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Odzala-Kokoua National Park's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain against 240 mm in October.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Glider sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Common Glider sightings, Odzala-Kokoua National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same genus: Cymothoe
The closest relatives of the Common Glider that you can see in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (genus Cymothoe, typical gliders) are Scalloped Yellow Glider (about 10%) and Cymothoe capella (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Glider is recorded against all the insects logged in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (16 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.
