Amarynthis meneria
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Amarynthis is a monotypic genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae. Its sole species, Amarynthis meneria, the meneria metalmark, is a common species in lowland rainforests east of the Andes from Venezuela, Suriname and Guyana, south through the Brazilian Amazon to Peru and northern Argentina.
The wings are very delicate; the veins deviate from those of Amblygonia only by the 3rd subcostal vein not rising immediately before the cell-end, but immediately behind it. It is black with a narrow red transverse band and sparse light, small dots:in the cell of the forewing a red cuneiform streak, behind it a small red spot.
Amarynthis meneria at the Tree of Life Web Project Species info Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Barred Amarynthis 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 70th 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.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Barred Amarynthis in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Barred Amarynthis sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Red-Barred Amarynthis sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Manu National Park (Peru, about 30%) and Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 20%).
Same family: Riodinidae
The closest relatives of the Red-Barred Amarynthis that you can see in Yasuní National Park (family Riodinidae, Metalmark Butterflies) are Lysippus Metalmark (about 20%), Periander Metalmark (about 10%) and Spangled Cupid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Barred Amarynthis 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.
