Euripus nyctelius
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Euripus nyctelius, the courtesan, is an Indomalayan butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was first described by Henry Doubleday in 1845. The females mimic Euploea species. The larva feeds on Trema orientalis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Courtesan sighting in Guangzhou on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 329th most-seen of the 482 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.
June–July and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Courtesan in Guangzhou on a given day, against under 5% in August–October and December–May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Courtesan sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Courtesan sightings, Guangzhou ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Tuen Mun (China, about 10%), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, under 5%) and Hong Kong (China, under 5%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Courtesan that you can see in Guangzhou (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Lemon Pansy (about 20%), Chocolate Pansy (about 20%) and Great Eggfly (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Courtesan is recorded against all the insects logged in Guangzhou (8 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.
