Lexias pardalis
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Lexias pardalis, the common archduke, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Lexias pardalis prefer paths, clearings and edges of primary forests and they are easily sighted in sunny areas standing on the forest floor. Lexias pardalis has a wingspan reaching about... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 9 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Zhuhai [Macau] | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Archduke sighting in Bangkok on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 186th most-seen of the 245 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Archduke in Bangkok on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Bangkok's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 280 mm in September.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Archduke sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Common Archduke sightings, Bangkok ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Hong Kong (China, about 20%), Tuen Mun (China, about 20%) and Singapore (Singapore, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Common Archduke that you can see in Bangkok (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Plain Tiger Butterfly (about 20%), Common Tiger Butterfly (about 20%) and Lemon Pansy (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Archduke is recorded against all the insects logged in Bangkok (7 verified sightings), 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.
