Remelana jangala
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Remelana jangala, the chocolate royal, is a lycaenid or blue butterfly found in South Asia. The species was first described by Thomas Horsfield in 1829. This species is found only in Eastern Himalayas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 4 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chocolate Royal sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 220th most-seen of the 1125 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.
December and January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chocolate Royal in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in April to September, the lowest months. Those are among Hong Kong's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain a month against 280 mm in June.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Chocolate Royal sightings, Hong Kong ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Tuen Mun (China, about 30%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Chocolate Royal that you can see in Hong Kong (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Pale Grass Blue (about 20%), Plains Cupid (about 20%) and Abisara echeria (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chocolate Royal is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (56 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.
