Mycalesis rama
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Mycalesis rama, the Cingalese bushbrown, is a species of satyrine butterfly of family Nymphalidae. It is a very shy animal, distributed in bamboo forests. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Wingspan is about 56mm. Dorsal surface is dark brown with two eyespots at the sub marginal area. Lower eyespot is large, prominent and ringed with orange. Ventral surface is dull orange brown. Larval host plants include Ochlandra stridula and Bambusa species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cingalese Bushbrown sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 98th 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.
May to July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cingalese Bushbrown in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April and September–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cingalese Bushbrown sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Sinharaja Forest Reserve, in our data
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cingalese Bushbrown sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Mycalesis
The closest relatives of the Cingalese Bushbrown that you can see in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (genus Mycalesis, Bushbrowns) are Glad-Eye Bushbrown (about 40%) and Dark-Branded Bushbrown (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cingalese Bushbrown is recorded against all the insects logged in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (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.
