Punchinello

Punchinello

Zemeros flegyas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Guangzhou

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

32 Verified sightings at Guangzhou
192 In all 8 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Punchinello

Male upperside is vinaceous (colour of red wine) brown, the veins ochraceous brown. Forewings and hindwings crossed by four series of minute white... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
2 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
~40%
3 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~40%
4 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
5 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
6 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
7 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
8 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Guwahati 🇮🇳 India
~30%
2 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~30%
3 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Nanning 🇨🇳 China
~20%
5 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
~20%
6 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
8 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
9 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Punchinello in Guangzhou?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Punchinello sighting in Guangzhou on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 98th most-seen of the 482 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Punchinello in Guangzhou?

July–August and November–April

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Punchinello in Guangzhou on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and September–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Punchinello?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Punchinello sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Guangzhou the best place to see a Punchinello?

8th of 9

Of the 9 cities where we can rate Punchinello sightings, Guangzhou ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Guwahati (India, about 30%), Tuen Mun (China, about 30%) and Hong Kong (China, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Punchinello live in Guangzhou?

Same order: Lepidoptera

The closest relatives of the Punchinello that you can see in Guangzhou (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Common Mormon Swallowtail (about 20%), Lemon Pansy (about 20%) and Chocolate Pansy (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Punchinello sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Punchinello is recorded against all the insects logged in Guangzhou (32 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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