Colobura annulata
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Colobura annulata, the new beauty, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central America (as far north as southern California and northern Texas) and the northern parts of South America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a New Beauty sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 129th most-seen of the 253 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a New Beauty in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, June, September and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Soberanía National Park's wettest months, with about 350 mm of rain against 25 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most New Beauty sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate New Beauty sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the New Beauty is recorded against all the insects logged in Soberanía National Park (9 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.
