Common Earl

Common Earl

Tanaecia julii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Cat Tien National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

18 Verified sightings at Cat Tien National Park From 2019 to 2026
73 In all 6 parks
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Common Earl

Tanaecia julii, the common earl, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South and South-East Asia. List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae) Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
2 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
3 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
4 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
5 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Earl in Cat Tien National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Earl sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st most-seen of the 125 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.

When is the best time to see a Common Earl in Cat Tien National Park?

March

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Earl in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to September, the lowest months. That is one of Cat Tien National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 490 mm in July.

What time of day is best to see a Common Earl?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Earl sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Cat Tien National Park the best place to see a Common Earl?

3rd of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Common Earl sightings, Cat Tien National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 40%) and Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Common Earl live in Cat Tien National Park?

Same genus: Tanaecia

The closest relatives of the Common Earl that you can see in Cat Tien National Park (genus Tanaecia) are Grey Count (about 10%) and Lavender Count (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Common Earl sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Earl is recorded against all the insects logged in Cat Tien National Park (18 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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