Junonia natalica
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Junonia natalica, the Natal pansy or brown pansy, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Afrotropical realm. The wingspan is 45–50 mm in males and 48–55 mm in females. The larvae feed on Asystasia gangetica and Phaulopsis imbricata. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Brown Pansy sighting in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 59 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Brown Pansy in uMkhuze Game Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January, June–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Brown Pansy 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 8 parks where we can rate Spotted Brown Pansy sightings, uMkhuze Game Reserve ranks 3rd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kafue National Park (Zambia, about 30%) and Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%).
Same genus: Junonia
The closest relatives of the Spotted Brown Pansy that you can see in uMkhuze Game Reserve (genus Junonia, Buckeyes & Pansies) are Yellow Pansy (about 20%) and Dark Blue Pansy (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Brown Pansy is recorded against all the insects logged in uMkhuze Game Reserve (11 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.
