Melinaea menophilus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Melinaea menophilus, the Hewitson's tiger or Hewitson's tiger-wing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found throughout the Amazonian region. The wingspan is 70–80 mm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Melinaea menophilus sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 48th most-seen of the 61 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.
April, August–September and December–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Melinaea menophilus in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May–July and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Melinaea menophilus sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Podocarpus National Park, in our data
Podocarpus National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Melinaea menophilus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Melinaea menophilus that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Numata Longwing (about 30%), Pedaliodes pelinna (about 30%) and Blue-Topped Satyr (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Melinaea menophilus is recorded against all the insects logged in Podocarpus 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.
