Aterica rabena
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Aterica rabena is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berenty Reserve | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 3 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 4 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Forest Nymph sighting in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 68 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and December
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Forest Nymph in Ranomafana National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, June–July, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Madagascar Forest Nymph sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Madagascar Forest Nymph sightings, Ranomafana National Park ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Berenty Reserve (Madagascar, about 50%), Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 50%) and Mantadia National Park (Madagascar, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Madagascar Forest Nymph that you can see in Ranomafana National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Island Brown Pansy (about 30%), Dark Blue Pansy (about 30%) and Heteropsis andravahana (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Madagascar Forest Nymph is recorded against all the insects logged in Ranomafana National Park (8 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.
