Where to See Queensland Rainforest Insects: 1 Park Ranked by Real Odds

Q: Where is the best place to see Queensland Rainforest Insects?

Daintree National Park. In Daintree National Park, Australia, the chance of seeing all 3 (ulysses butterfly, birdwing and weaver ant) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 1 park where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 40%. It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of Queensland Rainforest Insects is hardest to see?

Birdwing. In Daintree National Park, the best park for Queensland Rainforest Insects, about about 30% of wildlife watchers report the birdwing on a given day, against about 50% for the weaver ant. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete Queensland Rainforest Insects on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen. Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Queensland Rainforest Insects three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

The checklist: 3 animals

Papilio ulysses

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Endemic

Ornithoptera richmondia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Oecophylla smaragdina

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Daintree National Park

<5%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~60%

Apr

~60%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them Cities with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 3 in 3 days
1	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 3	~40%
	Ulysses Butterfly			~70%
	Cairns Birdwing			~60%
	Asian Weaver Ant			~90%
2	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~90%
3	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~90%
4	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~90%
5	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~80%
6	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~80%
7	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~80%
8	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
9	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
10	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
11	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
12	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
13	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Weaver ant
	Richmond Birdwing			~60%
14	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~60%
15	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~60%
16	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~60%
17	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~60%
18	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~60%
19	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~60%
20	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~60%
21	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~50%
22	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~50%
23	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~50%
24	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~50%
25	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~50%
26	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~50%
27	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~50%
28	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~40%
29	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Weaver ant
	Richmond Birdwing			~40%
30	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~30%
31	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~30%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	All 3 in 3 days
1	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~90%
2	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~90%
3	Johor Bahru	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~90%
4	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~90%
5	Semarang	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~90%
6	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~90%
7	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~80%
8	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~80%
9	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~80%
10	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~80%
11	Denpasar	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~80%
12	Davao City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~80%
13	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~80%
14	Cebu City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~80%
15	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~80%
16	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~80%
17	Tasikmalaya	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~80%
18	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~80%
19	Kuching	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
20	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
21	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
22	Chandigarh	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
23	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
24	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
25	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
26	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
27	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
28	Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
29	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
30	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
31	Surabaya	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
32	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~70%
33	Bandar Lampung	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~60%
34	Nashik	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~60%
35	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~60%
36	Madurai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~60%
37	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~60%
38	Bandung	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~60%
39	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~60%
40	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~60%
41	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~60%
42	Surakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~60%
43	Raipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~60%
44	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~50%
45	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~50%
46	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~50%
47	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~50%
48	Visakhapatnam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~50%
49	Malang	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~50%
50	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~50%
51	Salem	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~50%
52	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~50%
53	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~40%
54	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~30%
55	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Ulysses butterfly, Birdwing
	Asian Weaver Ant			~20%

Before you go

Where is the best place to see Queensland Rainforest Insects?

Daintree National Park

In Daintree National Park, Australia, the chance of seeing all 3 (ulysses butterfly, birdwing and weaver ant) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 1 park where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 40%. It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of Queensland Rainforest Insects is hardest to see?

Birdwing

In Daintree National Park, the best park for Queensland Rainforest Insects, about about 30% of wildlife watchers report the birdwing on a given day, against about 50% for the weaver ant. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete Queensland Rainforest Insects on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Queensland Rainforest Insects three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

← All challenges

Queensland Rainforest Insects

The checklist: 3 animals

Ulysses Butterfly

Richmond Birdwing

Asian Weaver Ant

Where to go

Month by month at Daintree National Park

Month by month at Daintree National Park

Month by month at Daintree National Park

Month by month at Daintree National Park

Month by month at Daintree National Park

Month by month at Daintree National Park

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Before you go

Where is the best place to see Queensland Rainforest Insects?

Which of Queensland Rainforest Insects is hardest to see?

How do you complete Queensland Rainforest Insects on Wallace's Line?