Mechanitis mazaeus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Mechanitis mazaeus, the Mazaeus tigerwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South America. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Solanum species, including S. subnerme. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mechanitis mazaeus 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 165th 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.
March and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mechanitis mazaeus in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mechanitis mazaeus sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Yasuní National Park, in our data
Yasuní National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mechanitis mazaeus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Mechanitis mazaeus 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mechanitis mazaeus 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.
