Danaus melanippus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Danaus melanippus, the black veined tiger, white tiger, common tiger, or eastern common tiger, is a butterfly species found in tropical Asia which belongs to the "crows and tigers", that is, the danaine group of the brush-footed butterflies family.
It ranges from Assam in eastern India through South-East Asia south to Indonesia, and eastwards to the Philippines and through southern China to Taiwan. It has around 17 subspecies, and its closest relative is the Malay tiger, Danaus affinis.. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White Tiger Butterfly sighting in Bako National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 33 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a White Tiger Butterfly in Bako National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July, September and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White Tiger Butterfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate White Tiger Butterfly sightings, Bako National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Sundarbans National Park (India, about 30%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the White Tiger Butterfly that you can see in Bako National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Brown Pansy (about 50%), Grey Pansy (about 50%) and Clipper (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White Tiger Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Bako National Park (5 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.
