Pierella rhea silhouette

Silhouette: Mattia Menchetti · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Yasuní National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

18 Verified sightings at Yasuní National Park From 2019 to 2026
66 In all 4 parks
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
4 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pierella rhea in Yasuní National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pierella rhea sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 203 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pierella rhea in Yasuní National Park?

February, May, July–August and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pierella rhea in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and September–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pierella rhea?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pierella rhea sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Yasuní National Park the best place to see a Pierella rhea?

2nd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Pierella rhea sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Pierella rhea live in Yasuní National Park?

Same genus: Pierella

The closest relatives of the Pierella rhea that you can see in Yasuní National Park (genus Pierella) are Astyoche Satyr (about 20%), Pierella lena (about 20%) and Pierella hortona (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pierella rhea sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pierella rhea is recorded against all the insects logged in Yasuní National Park (18 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.

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