Cymothoe capella
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Cymothoe capella, the golden glider, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop and the eastern part of the country), Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Tshopo and Sankuru). The habitat consists of primary forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cymothoe capella sighting in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 28 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Cymothoe capella in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–July and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Odzala-Kokoua National Park's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain against 50 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cymothoe capella sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Odzala-Kokoua National Park, in our data
Odzala-Kokoua National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cymothoe capella sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Cymothoe
The closest relatives of the Cymothoe capella that you can see in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (genus Cymothoe, typical gliders) are Common Glider (about 30%) and Scalloped Yellow Glider (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cymothoe capella is recorded against all the insects logged in Odzala-Kokoua National Park (5 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.
