Southern Sullied Sailer

Southern Sullied Sailer

Neptis clinia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Guangzhou

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

9 Verified sightings at Guangzhou
7 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Southern Sullied Sailer

Neptis clinia, the southern sullied sailer or clear sailer, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia. Male and female. Upper side, ground colour rich ferruginous-red, the basal area slightly tinged with olivescent yellowish-ferruginous. Cilia alternately black and white. Forewing with three black slender bars crossing the cell, and three similar bars below the cell between the basal interspaces of the middle and lower medians; beyond the cell is a large outwardly-oblique pure bluish-white more or less triangulate spot followed by a transverse discal macular band, broadest in the dry-season brood, composed of a series of large broad pure bluish-white spots proceeding from the costa to the posterior margin, of which the upper five are subapical and disposed obliquely outward, the third and fourth being ovate, the upper two very slender and divided by the second subcostal branch, the fifth much the smallest; the next four are disposed somewhat obliquely inward and are much larger, the sixth (or upper) triangularly ovate, the seventh longest and bluntly ovate or somewhat quadrate, the eighth quadrate with its outer edge indented, and... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~10%
2 Dhaka 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
~10%
3 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Sullied Sailer in Guangzhou?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Sullied Sailer sighting in Guangzhou on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 294th 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.

When is the best time to see a Southern Sullied Sailer in Guangzhou?

February and June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Sullied Sailer in Guangzhou on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and July–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Southern Sullied Sailer?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Sullied Sailer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Guangzhou the best place to see a Southern Sullied Sailer?

4th of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Southern Sullied Sailer sightings, Guangzhou ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Hong Kong (China, about 10%), Dhaka (Bangladesh, about 10%) and Tuen Mun (China, about 10%).

Where does the Southern Sullied Sailer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Southern Sullied Sailer is recorded against all the insects logged in Guangzhou (9 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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