Graphium eurypylus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Graphium eurypylus, the great jay or pale green triangle, is a species of tropical butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. The specific name eurypylus likely comes from the name Eurypylus, a Thessalian king who lead the Thessalians during the Trojan War.
This species can be found in the Australasian realm and in the Indomalayan realm (Northeast India, Southeast Asia and Australia). Graphium eurypylus has a wingspan reaching about 7–8 centimetres (2.8–3.1 in). The basic colour of the uppersides of the wings is black, with a chain of yellowish or greenish spots at the edges. In the middle of the forewings there is a large yellowish or greenish area. The undersides of the wings are similar to the uppersides, but the basic colour is brownish and the spots are paler or whitish. The hindwings have a few red spots.
Subspecies G. e. jason (South India and Sri Lanka) — Males and females. Upperside black. Forewing: three slender, oblique, short pale green streaks in basal half of cell and two irregular small similarly-coloured spots near its apex; a discal band composed of pale green spots that gradually diminish in size anteriorly... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Great Jay sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 136 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 117th most-seen of the 1083 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.
January and February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Great Jay in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in April to October, the lowest months. Those are among Brisbane's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great Jay sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Great Jay sightings, Brisbane has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sydney (Australia, under 5%).
Same family: Papilionidae
The closest relatives of the Great Jay that you can see in Brisbane (family Papilionidae, Swallowtails and Parnassians) are Orchard Swallowtail (about 30%), Lime Swallowtail (about 10%) and Dainty Swallowtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Great Jay is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (136 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.
