What are the chances of seeing a Clipper in Ho Chi Minh City?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Clipper sighting in Ho Chi Minh City on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 36th most-seen of the 121 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.
When is the best time to see a Clipper in Ho Chi Minh City?
March and June
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Clipper in Ho Chi Minh City on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Clipper?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Clipper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Ho Chi Minh City the best place to see a Clipper?
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Clipper sightings, Ho Chi Minh City ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Hanoi (Vietnam, about 20%) and Kozhikode (India, about 20%).
Which relatives of the Clipper live in Ho Chi Minh City?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Clipper that you can see in Ho Chi Minh City (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Great Eggfly (about 40%), Leopard Lacewing Butterfly (about 40%) and Grey Pansy (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Clipper sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Clipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Ho Chi Minh City (23 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.