Graphium macareus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Graphium macareus, the lesser zebra, is a relatively common and not threatened species of swallowtail butterfly found in Southeast Asia. Karl Jordan in Seitz (pages 103-104) provides a description differentiating macareus from nearby taxa and discussing some forms. Race indicus, Rothschild. Male. Upperside: ground colour and markings very similar to those of Graphium xenocles, but the former is of a more brownish-fuliginous tint and the latter are all very much narrower; also there are distinctly two well-divided streaks in interspace 1 of the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Zebra sighting in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th most-seen of the 125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Zebra in Cat Tien National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to January, the lowest months. Those are among Cat Tien National Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 490 mm in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesser Zebra sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Lesser Zebra sightings, Cat Tien National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 30%).
Same genus: Graphium
The closest relatives of the Lesser Zebra that you can see in Cat Tien National Park (genus Graphium, Swordtails, Jays, Bluebottles and allies) are Chain Swordtail (about 30%), Tailed Jay (about 30%) and Common Jay (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesser Zebra is recorded against all the insects logged in Cat Tien National Park (21 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.
