Hamanumida daedalus
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Guineafowl Butterfly sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 24 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Guineafowl Butterfly in Waterberg Plateau Park on a given day, against about 10% in April–May, September and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Waterberg Plateau Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 110 mm in January.
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.
Yes
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Guineafowl Butterfly sightings, Waterberg Plateau Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come 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 Waterberg Plateau Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Junonia antilope (about 50%), Yellow Pansy (about 50%) and Green-Veined Emperor (about 40%), 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 Waterberg Plateau Park (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.
