Pierella nereis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Pierella nereis is a butterfly species from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1782 from Brazil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pierella nereis 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.
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pierella nereis in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to November, the lowest months. That is one of Serra dos Órgãos National Park's wettest months, with about 260 mm of rain against 50 mm in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pierella nereis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Pierella nereis sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Pierella nereis 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 Pierella nereis 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.
