Hamanumida daedalus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Hamanumida daedalus, the guineafowl butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae and only member of the genus Hamanumida. It is found in the Afrotropical realm (Natal, Eswatini, Transvaal, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, tropical Africa (dry lowland areas) and southwest Arabia).
The wingspan is 55–65 mm for males and 60–78 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with peaks in midwinter and summer. The larvae feed on Combretum and Terminalia species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 8 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 13 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Guineafowl Butterfly sighting in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 59 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Guineafowl Butterfly in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, May–July, September and November, the lowest months. That is one of uMkhuze Game Reserve's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 15 mm in July.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Guineafowl Butterfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
10th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Guineafowl Butterfly sightings, uMkhuze Game Reserve ranks 10th at about 20%. The best odds are in Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 40%), Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 40%) and Kafue National Park (Zambia, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Guineafowl Butterfly that you can see in uMkhuze Game Reserve (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Plain Tiger Butterfly (about 30%), Spotted Brown Pansy (about 30%) and Yellow Pansy (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Guineafowl Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in uMkhuze Game Reserve (6 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.
