Danaus melanippus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Danaus melanippus, the black veined tiger, white tiger, common tiger, or eastern common tiger, is a butterfly species found in tropical Asia which belongs to the "crows and tigers", that is, the danaine group of the brush-footed butterflies family.
It ranges from Assam in eastern India through South-East Asia south to Indonesia, and eastwards to the Philippines and through southern China to Taiwan. It has around 17 subspecies, and its closest relative is the Malay tiger, Danaus affinis.. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White Tiger Butterfly sighting in Bangkok on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 137th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White Tiger Butterfly in Bangkok on a given day, against under 5% in April–September and November–January, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White Tiger Butterfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate White Tiger Butterfly sightings, Bangkok ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Singapore (Singapore, about 10%).
Same genus: Danaus
The closest relatives of the White Tiger Butterfly that you can see in Bangkok (genus Danaus, Tiger Milkweed Butterflies) are Plain Tiger Butterfly (about 20%) and Common Tiger Butterfly (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White Tiger Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Bangkok (11 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.
