Brown Pansy
Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at Bako National Park

In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%

44 Verified sightings at Bako National Park From 2019 to 2026
332 In all 10 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Brown Pansy

Junonia hedonia, the brown pansy, chocolate pansy, brown soldier or chocolate argus, is a butterfly found in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and Australia. List of butterflies in Taiwan Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~50%
2 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
3 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
4 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
5 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
6 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
7 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
8 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
9 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
10 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
2 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~40%
3 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
~40%
4 Kuching 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
5 Cebu City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~30%
6 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
7 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
8 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
9 Johor Bahru 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
10 Malang 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Pansy in Bako National Park?

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Pansy sighting in Bako National Park on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 33 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Brown Pansy in Bako National Park?

March and May

In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Pansy in Bako National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January and October–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Brown Pansy?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Pansy 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 Bako National Park the best place to see a Brown Pansy?

Yes

Of the 10 parks where we can rate Brown Pansy sightings, Bako National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 30%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 30%). All parks ranked.

Where does the Brown Pansy sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown Pansy is recorded against all the insects logged in Bako National Park (44 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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