Melinaea ludovica
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Melinaea ludovica is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Melinaea ludovica sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 117 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.
May and July
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Melinaea ludovica in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, August–October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Serra dos Órgãos National Park's driest months, with about 75 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 Melinaea ludovica 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 2 parks where we can rate Melinaea ludovica sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Tijuca National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Melinaea ludovica that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Dark Owl-Butterfly (about 30%), White Peacock (about 20%) and Ruddy Daggerwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Melinaea ludovica is recorded against all the insects logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (16 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.
