Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a White Satyr in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

Accepted Answer

Possible. About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White Satyr sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a White Satyr in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

Accepted Answer

February and June. In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White Satyr in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and August–November, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a White Satyr?

Accepted Answer

Between 9 am and noon. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White Satyr sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Serra dos Órgãos National Park the best place to see a White Satyr?

Accepted Answer

3rd of 16. Of the 16 parks where we can rate White Satyr sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 40%) and Biotopo Cerro Cahuí (Guatemala, about 20%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the White Satyr live in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Nymphalidae. The closest relatives of the White Satyr 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.

Question 6

Where does the White Satyr sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the White Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (14 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~40%
2	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
3	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
4	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
5	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~20%
6	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
7	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
8	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
9	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
10	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
11	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
12	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
13	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
14	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
15	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
16	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	~10%
2	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
3	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
4	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%

White Satyr

Recent sightings of White Satyr in Serra dos Órgãos National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park

Dark Owl-Butterfly

Melinaea ludovica

White Peacock

Ruddy Daggerwing

Hypothyris ninonia

Malachite

Ethilia Longwing

Red Peacock

Themisto Amberwing

Cissia eous

Lansdorf's Crescent

Purple Owl-Butterfly

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