Argynnis hyperbius
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The Indian fritillary (Argynnis hyperbius) is a species of butterfly of the nymphalid or brush-footed family. It is usually found from northeast, south and southeast Asia to Australia. Male: Upperside: forewing rich orange yellow, hindwing paler yellow, with the following black markings: Forewing: cell with a basal short transverse streak, a medial broad oval loop, its outer margin sinuous; a broad transverse streak beyond cell not reaching the median nervure; a broad streak along the discocellulars; a zigzag discal series of large spots, angulated outwardly in interspace 4, inwardly in interspace 2, a minute spot at base of interspace 1; a somewhat diffuse large postdiscal spot below the costa in interspace 6; a postdiscal sinuous series of round spots, those in interspaces 1 and 4 very small; an inner complete subterminal sinuous series of round spots; an outer subterminal line, widening on the veins, and a terminal slender line. Hindwing: a basal, transverse, obscure narrow mark in cell, another above it in interspace 7, a transverse lunule across the middle of the cell; a small spot outwardly bordering the lower discocellular; a discal series of transverse spots... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 4 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 5 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Fritillary sighting in Guangzhou on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 86th 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.
February, April–July and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Fritillary in Guangzhou on a given day, against under 5% in January, March and August–September, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tropical Fritillary sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
25th of 28
Of the 28 cities where we can rate Tropical Fritillary sightings, Guangzhou ranks 25th at about 10%. The best odds are in Gwangju (South Korea, about 50%), Naha (Japan, about 40%) and Daejeon (South Korea, about 40%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Tropical Fritillary 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 Tropical Fritillary is recorded against all the insects logged in Guangzhou (37 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.
