What are the chances of seeing an Ithomia salapia in Yasuní National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ithomia salapia sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 140th most-seen of the 203 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Ithomia salapia in Yasuní National Park?
August and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ithomia salapia in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and September–November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see an Ithomia salapia?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ithomia salapia sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see an Ithomia salapia?
Only Yasuní National Park, in our data
Yasuní National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Ithomia salapia sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Ithomia salapia live in Yasuní National Park?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Ithomia salapia that you can see in Yasuní National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Red Peacock (about 30%), Amber Phantom (about 30%) and Godart's Numberwing (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Ithomia salapia sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ithomia salapia is recorded against all the insects logged in Yasuní National Park (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.