Godart's Map Butterfly

Godart's Map Butterfly

Cyrestis acilia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Raja Ampat

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

22 Verified sightings at Raja Ampat From 2019 to 2026
22 In 1 park
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Godart's Map Butterfly

Cyrestis acilia is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Sulawesi the Australasian realm including Sulawesi mainland, Buton island, Kabaena island and Wowoni island. See subspecies. acilia is at a glance recognized by the very broad white median band tapering both towards the costa of the forewing and the anal margin of the hindwing, and by the uncommonly

vivid and extensive orange colouring of the anal area on the hindwing. It is the only Cyrestis species, in which the row of ocelli in the submarginal band on the forewing, which is but very faintly bordered with yellow, becomes obsolete in the middle, having of the six ocelli usually found in this group only 3—4 that are distinctly developed. At the apex of the hindwing moreover, the line which accompanies the inner border of the row of ocelli is, proximally to the uppermost ocellus, yellow instead of black-brown. On the hindwing. the second and third ocelli (counting from

the anal angle) are distinctly elongate and reniform, particularly on the under surface. The anal ocellus is round, reversed ocellus distinct, anal projection quite insignificant. The females which are not at all scarce, are somewhat... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Godart's Map Butterfly in Raja Ampat?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Godart's Map Butterfly sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 46 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.

When is the best time to see a Godart's Map Butterfly in Raja Ampat?

August

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Godart's Map Butterfly in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in January, June and September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Godart's Map Butterfly?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Godart's Map Butterfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Godart's Map Butterfly?

Only Raja Ampat, in our data

Raja Ampat is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Godart's Map Butterfly sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Godart's Map Butterfly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Godart's Map Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Raja Ampat (22 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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