Doxocopa agathina
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Doxocopa agathina, the agathina emperor, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Guyanas, northern Brazil, and the Amazon region. It is also called the purple emperor but this name may also refer to the European butterfly Apatura iris.
The color of the wings varies by sex. Males have bright blue or purple wings, but the females' wings are darker in color, usually shades of brown. Females also typically have a diagonal orange band across their forewings. In both sexes, the wingspan measures about 50 millimetres (2.0 inches).
Like other members of the subfamily Apaturinae, the proboscis is green. Doxocopa agathina agathina (Suriname) Doxocopa agathina vacuna (Godart, [1824]) (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Paraguay) Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Agathina Emperor sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 61st most-seen of the 141 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Agathina Emperor in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, June and September–November, the lowest months. Those are among Tambopata National Reserve's wettest months, with about 340 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in July.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Agathina Emperor sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Agathina Emperor sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 70%), Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 70%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Agathina Emperor that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Many-Banded Daggerwing (about 30%), Julia Heliconian (about 20%) and Malachite (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Agathina Emperor is recorded against all the insects logged in Tambopata National Reserve (8 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.
