Mycalesis subdita
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Mycalesis subdita, the Tamil bushbrown, is a satyrine butterfly found in south India and Sri Lanka. It is not resolved whether this is a good species or is a subspecies of Mycalesis visala. Closely resembles in both seasonal forms Mycalesis mineus. The male can be discriminated by the sex-mark on the underside of the forewing: this is brown or ochraceous brown as in M. perseoides but very much longer and broader, extending to but not going beyond the transverse band crossing the wings.
Wet-Season Brood: Male and female. Upperside dark olivescent ochreous-brown, with a very faint pale transverse discal narrow fascia, and distinctly paler marginal lines; both most apparent in the female. Cilia cinereous-ochreous. Forewing more rounded at the apex than in Mycalesis visala; with a large prominent median ocellus. Hind-wing with one, occasionally two, small slightly defined median ocelli. Underside dark greyish ochreous-brown or fuliginous-brown; with a well-defined whitish transverse discal band, and marginal ochreous lines. Forewing with one small subapical ocellus and two conjoined lower median ocelli, the latter pair being disposed one between the middle and lower... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tamil Bushbrown sighting in Bengaluru on a given day, based on 59 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 110th most-seen of the 477 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tamil Bushbrown in Bengaluru on a given day, against under 5% in January to June, the lowest months. That is one of Bengaluru's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against almost none in January.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Tamil Bushbrown sightings, Bengaluru has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Chennai (India, about 10%).
Same genus: Mycalesis
The closest relatives of the Tamil Bushbrown that you can see in Bengaluru (genus Mycalesis, Bushbrowns) are Dingy Bushbrown (about 10%) and Dark-Branded Bushbrown (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tamil Bushbrown is recorded against all the insects logged in Bengaluru (59 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.
