Kallimoides rumia
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Kallimoides is a monotypic genus of butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. It contains only one species, Kallimoides rumia, the African leaf butterfly. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Bioko, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are attracted to sucking-trees and sometimes also to fallen fruit and banana-baited traps. The larvae feed on Brillantaisa species. Kallimoides rumia rumia — Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana Kallimoides rumia jadyae (Fox, 1968) — Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Ituri, Kivu, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Sankuru, Lualaba
Kallimoides rumia rattrayi (Sharpe, 1904) — Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, north-western Tanzania Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report an African Leaf Butterfly sighting in Semuliki National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and October
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report an African Leaf Butterfly in Semuliki National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February, April, August and November, the lowest months. March, May, September and December have too few records to rate.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most African Leaf Butterfly sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate African Leaf Butterfly sightings, Semuliki National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the African Leaf Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Semuliki National Park (6 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.
