Hebomoia glaucippe
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Hebomoia glaucippe, the great orange-tip, is a butterfly belonging to the family Pieridae, that is the yellows and whites. It is found in the Indomalayan realm and Wallacea. This species is found in much of south and southeast Asia, as well as in southern China and southern Japan. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Great Orange Tip sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th 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.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Great Orange Tip in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to February, the lowest months. That is one of Cat Tien National Park's wettest months, with about 490 mm of rain against 15 mm in February.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great Orange Tip 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 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Great Orange Tip 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%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Great Orange Tip that you can see in Cat Tien National Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Yellow Orange Tip (about 40%), Orange Gull (about 30%) and Common Wanderer (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Great Orange Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Cat Tien National Park (17 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.
