Dynamine athemon
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Dynamine athemon, commonly known as the ghost sailor or exquisite sailor, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, specifically within the Biblidinae subfamily. This species has been recorded in Central and South American countries, including Panama, Peru, Paraguay and Brazil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ghost Sailor sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 83rd most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Ghost Sailor in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and August–November, the lowest months. Those are among Serra dos Órgãos National Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 310 mm in November.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ghost Sailor 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 4 parks where we can rate Ghost Sailor sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Ghost Sailor that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Dark Owl-Butterfly (about 30%), Melinaea ludovica (about 20%) and White Peacock (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ghost Sailor is recorded against all the insects logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (5 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.
