Grey Pansy
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Bengaluru

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

12 Verified sightings at Bengaluru
281 In all 16 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Grey Pansy

Junonia atlites, the grey pansy, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia. J. atlites is found in Bangladesh, India, southern China, Cambodia, Indochina, the Malay Peninsula, western and central Indonesia, and the Philippines.

Upperside of both sexes pale lavender brown, apical half of wings paler. Forewing: cell with, three transverse, short, sinuous black bands, the outermost defining the discocellulars; a similar short, somewhat broader band beyond the apex of the cell; two transverse discal dusky black fasciae, the inner highly sinuous and outward, angulate above vein 4, the outer straighter, somewhat lunular, bordered by a series of whitish ovals with dusky or black centers. The black-centered spots in the ovals in interspaces 2, 5, and 6 margined posteriorly with rich ocherous yellow. Beyond this series of ovals is a lunular, narrow, transverse dark band, followed by sinuous subterminal and terminal broad dark lines. Apex of wing slightly fuliginous. Hindwing: a short slender black loop from veins 6 to 4 at apex of cell-area; two discal sinuous transverse dark, fasciae in continuation of those on the forewing: followed by a series... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
2 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~50%
3 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~40%
4 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~30%
6 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
7 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
8 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~30%
9 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
10 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
11 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%
12 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
13 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
14 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
15 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
16 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Raipur 🇮🇳 India
~40%
2 Dhaka 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
~40%
3 Jabalpur 🇮🇳 India
~40%
4 Phnom Penh 🇰🇭 Cambodia
~40%
5 Kalyan-Dombivli 🇮🇳 India
~40%
6 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
~30%
7 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~30%
8 Ponnani 🇮🇳 India
~30%
9 Guwahati 🇮🇳 India
~30%
10 Ho Chi Minh City 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Grey Pansy in Bengaluru?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Pansy sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 257th most-seen of the 477 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.

When is the best time to see a Grey Pansy in Bengaluru?

February–April and October–December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Pansy in Bengaluru on a given day, against under 5% in January and May–September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Grey Pansy?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey Pansy sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Bengaluru the best place to see a Grey Pansy?

38th of 40

Of the 40 cities where we can rate Grey Pansy sightings, Bengaluru ranks 38th at under 5%. The best odds are in Raipur (India, about 40%), Dhaka (Bangladesh, about 40%) and Jabalpur (India, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Grey Pansy live in Bengaluru?

Same genus: Junonia

The closest relatives of the Grey Pansy that you can see in Bengaluru (genus Junonia, Buckeyes & Pansies) are Chocolate Pansy (about 30%), Lemon Pansy (about 30%) and Yellow Pansy (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Grey Pansy sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Grey Pansy is recorded against all the insects logged in Bengaluru (12 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.

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