Genus

Limenitis

36 species in our catalog · found in 90 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyNymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
GenusLimenitis

Species in this group

Limenitis arthemis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Moduza procris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Limenitis bredowii

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Limenitis astyanax

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Sumalia daraxa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Endemic

Limenitis weidemeyerii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Limenitis archippus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Limenitis lorquini

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Limenitis thessalia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Limenitis cytherea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Limenitis reducta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Limenitis malea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Adelpha tracta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Adelpha basiloides

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Limenitis iphiclus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Limenitis leucophthalma

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Limenitis phylaca

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Limenitis mesentina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limenitis populi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Adelpha iphiclus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limenitis fessonia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Adelpha demialba

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limenitis asura

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limenitis serpa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limenitis epizygis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limenitis sulpitia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limenitis cocala

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limenitis corcyra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limenitis diocles

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limenitis barnesia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limenitis thesprotia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limenitis epione

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limenitis isis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limenitis thoasa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limenitis melona

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Limenitis paroeca

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Limenitis

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	9 of 36	~70%
	Limenitis thessalia			~20%
	Limenitis malea			~20%
	Limenitis serpa			~10%
	🦋 Limenitis epizygis			~10%
	Limenitis iphiclus			~10%
	Limenitis thesprotia			~10%
	Limenitis isis			~10%
	Limenitis thoasa			~10%
	Limenitis melona			~10%
2	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 36	~60%
	Commander			~50%
	Green Commodore			~30%
3	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	8 of 36	~60%
	Limenitis thessalia			~20%
	Limenitis malea			~20%
	Limenitis serpa			~10%
	Limenitis iphiclus			~10%
	🦋 Limenitis epizygis			~10%
	Limenitis isis			~10%
	Limenitis thoasa			~10%
	Limenitis thesprotia			~10%
4	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 36	~60%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~60%
5	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 36	~50%
	🦋 Limenitis bredowii			~40%
	Weidemeyer's Admiral			~20%
6	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 36	~50%
	🦋 Limenitis bredowii			~40%
	Lorquin's Admiral			~20%
7	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 36	~50%
	🦋 Limenitis bredowii			~40%
	Lorquin's Admiral			~20%
8	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	~50%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~50%
9	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 36	~50%
	Limenitis astyanax			~40%
	Viceroy			~20%
10	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 36	~40%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~40%
11	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	~40%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~40%
12	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 36	~40%
	Tracta Sister			~20%
	🦋 Limenitis leucophthalma			~20%
	White-Spotted Sister			~10%
13	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5 of 36	~40%
	Spot-Celled Sister			~20%
	🦋 Limenitis bredowii			~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~10%
	Limenitis fessonia			~10%
	🦋 Limenitis paroeca			<5%
14	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 36	~40%
	Limenitis astyanax			~30%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~10%
15	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 36	~40%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~40%
16	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 36	~40%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~30%
	Viceroy			~10%
17	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4 of 36	~40%
	Limenitis mesentina			~10%
	Pointed Sister			~10%
	🦋 Limenitis cocala			~10%
	🦋 Limenitis epione			~10%
18	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 36	~40%
	🦋 Limenitis bredowii			~30%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~10%
19	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 36	~30%
	Limenitis astyanax			~20%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~10%
	Viceroy			~10%
20	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	~30%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~30%
21	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 36	~30%
	Weidemeyer's Admiral			~20%
	🦋 Limenitis bredowii			~20%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~10%
22	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 36	~30%
	Commander			~30%
	Studded Sergeant			~10%
23	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	6 of 36	~30%
	Spot-Celled Sister			~10%
	🦋 Limenitis barnesia			~10%
	Limenitis malea			~10%
	Pointed Sister			~10%
	Limenitis cytherea			~10%
	🦋 Limenitis cocala			~10%
24	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 36	~30%
	Limenitis astyanax			~20%
	Viceroy			~20%
25	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	~30%
	Weidemeyer's Admiral			~30%
26	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 36	~30%
	Lorquin's Admiral			~20%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~10%
27	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 36	~30%
	Green Commodore			~20%
	Studded Sergeant			~10%
28	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 36	~30%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~30%
	Viceroy			~10%
29	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 36	~30%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~30%
30	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 36	~30%
	Commander			~30%
31	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 36	~30%
	Commander			~30%
32	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 36	~30%
	Commander			~30%
33	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 36	~30%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~30%
34	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 36	~30%
	Spot-Celled Sister			~20%
	Limenitis iphiclus			~10%
35	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 36	~30%
	Southern White Admiral			~20%
	Poplar Admiral			~10%
36	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	~30%
	Weidemeyer's Admiral			~30%
37	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 36	~30%
	Spot-Celled Sister			~20%
	Limenitis fessonia			~10%
38	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	~30%
	Viceroy			~30%
39	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	~20%
	Viceroy			~20%
40	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 36	~20%
	🦋 Limenitis bredowii			~20%
	Lorquin's Admiral			~10%
41	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 36	~20%
	Tracta Sister			~20%
	🦋 Limenitis diocles			~10%
42	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 36	~20%
	Limenitis cytherea			~20%
43	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 36	~20%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~20%
44	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 36	~20%
	Southern White Admiral			~20%
45	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 36	~20%
	Limenitis thessalia			~20%
46	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 36	~20%
	Southern White Admiral			~20%
47	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 36	~20%
	Commander			~20%
48	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 36	~20%
	Southern White Admiral			~20%
49	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 36	~20%
	Limenitis iphiclus			~20%
50	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 36	~20%
	Limenitis mesentina			~10%
	Limenitis cytherea			~10%
51	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 36	~20%
	Commander			~20%
52	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 36	~20%
	Commander			~20%
53	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 36	~20%
	🦋 Limenitis phylaca			~20%
54	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 36	~20%
	Limenitis cytherea			~20%
55	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 36	~20%
	Limenitis cytherea			~10%
	🦋 Limenitis cocala			~10%
56	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	~20%
	🦋 Limenitis bredowii			~20%
57	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 36	~20%
	Commander			~20%
58	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 36	~20%
	🦋 Limenitis leucophthalma			~10%
	🦋 Limenitis corcyra			~10%
59	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 36	~10%
	Lorquin's Admiral			~10%
60	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 36	~10%
	Limenitis cytherea			~10%
	Tracta Sister			<5%
	White-Spotted Sister			<5%
61	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 36	~10%
	Limenitis iphiclus			~10%
62	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 36	~10%
	Tracta Sister			~10%
	White-Spotted Sister			<5%
63	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 36	~10%
	Lorquin's Admiral			~10%
64	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 36	~10%
	Tracta Sister			~10%
65	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 36	~10%
	Commander			~10%
66	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	~10%
	Lorquin's Admiral			~10%
67	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 36	~10%
	Southern White Admiral			~10%
68	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~10%
69	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 36	~10%
	Southern White Admiral			~10%
70	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 36	~10%
	Limenitis mesentina			~10%
71	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 36	~10%
	Limenitis cytherea			~10%
72	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 36	~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~10%
73	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 36	~10%
	Commander			~10%
74	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	~10%
	🦋 Limenitis bredowii			~10%
75	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 36	~10%
	Limenitis cytherea			~10%
76	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	~10%
	Viceroy			~10%
77	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 36	~10%
	Southern White Admiral			~10%
78	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 36	~10%
	Limenitis cytherea			~10%
79	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 36	~10%
	Limenitis cytherea			~10%
	🦋 Limenitis leucophthalma			<5%
80	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 36	~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~10%
81	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 36	~10%
	🦋 Limenitis bredowii			<5%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			<5%
82	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 36	~10%
	Limenitis mesentina			~10%
83	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 36	~10%
	Limenitis cytherea			~10%
84	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	~10%
	Weidemeyer's Admiral			~10%
85	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 36	~10%
	Five-Dot Sergeant			~10%
86	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 36	~10%
	Limenitis iphiclus			~10%
87	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 36	~10%
	Spot-Celled Sister			~10%
88	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 36	~10%
	Tracta Sister			~10%
89	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 36	~10%
	Poplar Admiral			~10%
90	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 36	~10%
	Spot-Celled Sister			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Changzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 36	~30%
	Five-Dot Sergeant			~30%
2	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 36	~30%
	Commander			~30%
3	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 36	~20%
	Commander			~20%
4	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 36	~20%
	Commander			~20%
5	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 36	~20%
	Limenitis astyanax			~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~10%
	Viceroy			<5%
6	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 36	~20%
	Commander			~20%
7	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 36	~20%
	Five-Dot Sergeant			~20%
8	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 36	~20%
	Limenitis astyanax			~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~10%
	Viceroy			<5%
9	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 36	~20%
	Commander			~20%
10	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 36	~20%
	Limenitis astyanax			~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			<5%
	Viceroy			<5%
11	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 36	~20%
	Limenitis astyanax			~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~10%
	Viceroy			~10%
12	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 36	~20%
	Limenitis astyanax			~10%
	Viceroy			~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~10%
13	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 36	~20%
	Viceroy			~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~10%
14	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 36	~20%
	Commander			~20%
15	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 36	~20%
	Viceroy			~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			<5%
	Limenitis astyanax			<5%
16	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 36	~10%
	Commander			~10%
17	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 36	~10%
	Commander			~10%
18	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	2 of 36	~10%
	Five-Dot Sergeant			~10%
	Commander			<5%
19	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	~10%
	Lorquin's Admiral			~10%
20	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 36	~10%
	Lorquin's Admiral			~10%
	🦋 Limenitis bredowii			<5%
21	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 36	~10%
	Limenitis iphiclus			~10%
22	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 36	~10%
	Commander			~10%
23	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 36	~10%
	Southern White Admiral			~10%
24	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 36	~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			<5%
	Limenitis astyanax			<5%
	Viceroy			<5%
25	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 36	~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			<5%
	Limenitis astyanax			<5%
	Viceroy			<5%
26	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	2 of 36	~10%
	Spot-Celled Sister			~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			<5%
27	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 36	~10%
	Limenitis serpa			<5%
	Limenitis isis			<5%
	Pointed Sister			<5%
28	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 36	~10%
	Viceroy			~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			<5%
	Limenitis astyanax			<5%
29	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 36	~10%
	Commander			~10%
30	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 36	~10%
	Lorquin's Admiral			~10%
31	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 36	~10%
	Viceroy			~10%
	Limenitis astyanax			<5%
32	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 36	~10%
	Commander			~10%
33	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 36	~10%
	Limenitis astyanax			<5%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			<5%
	Viceroy			<5%
34	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 36	~10%
	Five-Dot Sergeant			~10%
35	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 36	~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~10%
36	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 36	~10%
	Commander			~10%
37	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 36	~10%
	Lorquin's Admiral			~10%
	🦋 Limenitis bredowii			<5%
38	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 36	~10%
	Lorquin's Admiral			~10%
	🦋 Limenitis bredowii			<5%
39	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 36	~10%
	Commander			~10%
40	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 36	~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~10%
41	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 36	~10%
	Lorquin's Admiral			<5%
	🦋 Limenitis bredowii			<5%
42	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 36	~10%
	Five-Dot Sergeant			<5%
	Studded Sergeant			<5%
43	San Luis Potosí	🇲🇽 México	1 of 36	~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~10%
44	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 36	~10%
	Limenitis iphiclus			~10%
45	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 36	~10%
	Lorquin's Admiral			<5%
	🦋 Limenitis bredowii			<5%
46	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 36	~10%
	Five-Dot Sergeant			~10%
47	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 36	~10%
	Southern White Admiral			~10%
48	Bandung	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 36	~10%
	Commander			~10%
49	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	~10%
	Viceroy			~10%
50	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	~10%
	Red-Spotted Admiral			~10%
51	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 36	~10%
	Limenitis isis			~10%
52	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 36	~10%
	Five-Dot Sergeant			~10%
53	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	~10%
	Viceroy			~10%
54	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 36	~10%
	Five-Dot Sergeant			~10%
55	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 36	~10%
	Southern White Admiral			~10%
56	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 36	~10%
	Five-Dot Sergeant			~10%
57	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 36	~10%
	Southern White Admiral			~10%
58	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	<5%
	Viceroy			<5%
59	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	<5%
	Weidemeyer's Admiral			<5%
60	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 36	<5%
	Viceroy			<5%

Limenitis

Species in this group

Red-Spotted Admiral

Commander

Limenitis bredowii

Limenitis astyanax

Green Commodore

Weidemeyer's Admiral

Viceroy

Lorquin's Admiral

Limenitis thessalia

Limenitis cytherea

Southern White Admiral

Limenitis malea

Tracta Sister

Spot-Celled Sister

Limenitis iphiclus

Limenitis leucophthalma

Limenitis phylaca

Limenitis mesentina

Poplar Admiral

Pointed Sister

Limenitis fessonia

White-Spotted Sister

Studded Sergeant

Limenitis serpa

Limenitis epizygis

Five-Dot Sergeant

Limenitis cocala

Limenitis corcyra

Limenitis diocles

Limenitis barnesia

Limenitis thesprotia

Limenitis epione

Limenitis isis

Limenitis thoasa

Limenitis melona

Limenitis paroeca

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