Heteropsis iboina

Heteropsis iboina

Heteropsis iboina

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Ranomafana National Park

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

11 Verified sightings at Ranomafana National Park From 2019 to 2026
11 In 1 park
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Heteropsis iboina

Heteropsis iboina is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests and forest margins. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Heteropsis iboina in Ranomafana National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Heteropsis iboina sighting in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 19th most-seen of the 68 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 Heteropsis iboina in Ranomafana National Park?

January

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Heteropsis iboina in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to September, the lowest months. That is one of Ranomafana National Park's wettest months, with about 450 mm of rain against 80 mm in September.

What time of day is best to see a Heteropsis iboina?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Heteropsis iboina 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 Heteropsis iboina?

Only Ranomafana National Park, in our data

Ranomafana National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Heteropsis iboina sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Heteropsis iboina live in Ranomafana National Park?

Same genus: Heteropsis

The closest relatives of the Heteropsis iboina that you can see in Ranomafana National Park (genus Heteropsis) are Heteropsis andravahana (about 30%), Heteropsis subsimilis (about 20%) and Heteropsis pauper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Heteropsis iboina sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Heteropsis iboina is recorded against all the insects logged in Ranomafana National Park (11 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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