Junonia sophia
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Junonia sophia, the little commodore or little pansy, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests and savanna.
The larvae feed on Paulowilhelmia sclerochiton, Hypoestes verticillaris, Brillantaisa lamium, Sclerochiton paulowilhelmina, Asystasia, Barleria, Justicia, and Ruellia species. Junonia sophia sophia — Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon
Junonia sophia infracta Butler, 1888 — Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, eastern Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western and central Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Little Pansy sighting in Semuliki National Park on a given day, based on 10 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.
February
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Little Pansy in Semuliki National Park on a given day, against about 20% in June, the lowest month. That is one of Semuliki National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 140 mm in May. March, May, September and December have too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Pansy sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Little Pansy sightings, Semuliki National Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%) and Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 30%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Little Pansy is recorded against all the insects logged in Semuliki National Park (10 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.
