Archeuptychia cluena

Archeuptychia cluena

Archeuptychia cluena

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tijuca National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

8 Verified sightings at Tijuca National Park From 2019 to 2026
17 In all 2 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Archeuptychia cluena

Archeuptychia is a monotypic satyrid butterfly genus described by Walter Forster in 1964. Its sole member, Archeuptychia cluena is found in Brazil. The original name of this species was Papilio cluena as described by Dru Drury in 1782. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Archeuptychia cluena in Tijuca National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Archeuptychia cluena sighting in Tijuca National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 66th most-seen of the 132 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Archeuptychia cluena in Tijuca National Park?

March, June–August and October–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Archeuptychia cluena in Tijuca National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, September and December–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Archeuptychia cluena?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Archeuptychia cluena sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Tijuca National Park the best place to see an Archeuptychia cluena?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Archeuptychia cluena sightings, Tijuca National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Archeuptychia cluena live in Tijuca National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Archeuptychia cluena that you can see in Tijuca National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are White Peacock (about 20%), Julia Heliconian (about 10%) and Melinaea ludovica (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Archeuptychia cluena sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Archeuptychia cluena is recorded against all the insects logged in Tijuca National Park (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.

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