Doxocopa pavon
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Doxocopa pavon, the Pavon emperor or Pavon, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. They can be found from Paraguay in South America up to Texas in the southern United States. They are generally brown in their overall coloration, with two bands of white straddling the middle of the upper surfaces of the wings, and a patch of orange on the tips of their forewings. The upper surfaces of the wings of the males are overlaid by an iridescent blue-purple sheen. The females of the species closely resemble members of the unrelated genus Adelpha.
The larvae of Doxocopa pavon feed on the leaves of hackberries, while the adults are primarily nectar-feeders. Doxocopa pavon is classified under the genus Doxocopa of the subfamily Apaturinae (emperors) in the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae. It was originally described as Nymphalis pavon by the French zoologist Pierre André Latreille in 1809. The type specimen was collected from Loja, Ecuador. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pavon Emperor sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 203 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pavon Emperor in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May, October and December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pavon Emperor 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 Pavon Emperor sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Doxocopa
The closest relatives of the Pavon Emperor that you can see in Yasuní National Park (genus Doxocopa) are Agathina Emperor (about 20%) and Doxocopa linda (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pavon Emperor is recorded against all the insects logged in Yasuní National Park (12 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.
