Tirumala limniace
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Tirumala limniace, the blue tiger, is a species of butterfly found in South Asia, and Southeast Asia that belongs to the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. More specifically it is part of the crows and tigers or danaid group. This butterfly shows gregarious migratory behaviour in southern India. In some places, it may be found in congregations with Danaus genutia, Tirumala septentrionis, Euploea sylvester, Euploea core, Parantica aglea, and at high elevations, with Parantica nilgiriensis, on Crotalaria.
Tirumala limniace is a small butterfly with wide wings. It has a wingspan of 90 to 100 millimeters, with the males being smaller than the females. The upper side of the wing is dark brown to black and patterned with bluish-white, semi-transparent spots and lines. The blue of the bluish-white spots consists of the pigment pterobilin. In general, all butterflies can directly absorb heat from the sun via their wings to facilitate autonomous flight. Studies on blue tiger butterflies show that high-intensity light significantly increased flight activity. Blue tiger butterflies have a wing surface color that is composed of both light and dark colors. The dark areas... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 7 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalyan-Dombivli | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Surat | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Nashik | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Thrissur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Vasai-Virar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Pune | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Salem | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Tiger sighting in Guwahati on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 77 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Tiger in Guwahati on a given day, against under 5% in September and December–June, the lowest months. That is one of Guwahati's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 370 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue Tiger sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
24th of 34
Of the 34 cities where we can rate Blue Tiger sightings, Guwahati ranks 24th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kalyan-Dombivli (India, about 40%), Mumbai (India, about 30%) and Surat (India, about 30%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Blue Tiger that you can see in Guwahati (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Common Evening Brown (about 40%), Lemon Pansy (about 30%) and Peacock Pansy (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue Tiger is recorded against all the insects logged in Guwahati (5 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.
