Catonephele acontius
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Catonephele acontius, the Acontius firewing, is a nymphalid butterfly species found in South America. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771 (who gave the type location as "China", a designation followed by some later authors). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Unspotted Firewing 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.
January–March, May and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Unspotted Firewing in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June and August–December, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Unspotted Firewing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Unspotted Firewing sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 20%), Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 20%) and Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Unspotted Firewing 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 Unspotted Firewing 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.
