Angled Red Forester

Angled Red Forester

Lethe chandica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Hong Kong

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

5 Verified sightings at Hong Kong
7 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Angled Red Forester

Lethe chandica, the angled red forester, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
2 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
3 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Angled Red Forester in Hong Kong?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Angled Red Forester sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1005th most-seen of the 1125 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 an Angled Red Forester in Hong Kong?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Angled Red Forester in Hong Kong on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see an Angled Red Forester?

Between 9 am and noon

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

Is Hong Kong the best place to see an Angled Red Forester?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Angled Red Forester sightings, Hong Kong ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Taipei (Taiwan, about 10%) and Nanjing (China, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Angled Red Forester live in Hong Kong?

Same genus: Lethe

The closest relatives of the Angled Red Forester that you can see in Hong Kong (genus Lethe, Pearly-eyes and Allies) are Banded Treebrown (about 10%) and Bamboo Treebrown (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Angled Red Forester sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Angled Red Forester is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (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.

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