Procilla Beauty

Procilla Beauty

Panacea procilla

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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

15 Verified sightings at Yasuní National Park From 2019 to 2026
21 In all 2 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Procilla Beauty

Panacea procilla, the Procilla beauty, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Panama to the Amazon basin and Colombia. The wingspan is 80–95 mm. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
2 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Procilla Beauty in Yasuní National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Procilla Beauty sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 48th 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.

When is the best time to see a Procilla Beauty in Yasuní National Park?

June–July and September–November

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Procilla Beauty in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, August and December–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Procilla Beauty?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Procilla Beauty 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 Procilla Beauty?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Procilla Beauty sightings, Yasuní National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).

Where does the Procilla Beauty sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Procilla Beauty is recorded against all the insects logged in Yasuní National Park (15 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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