Discophora sondaica
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Discophora sondaica, the common duffer, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Duffer sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 47 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 238th 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.
March, May–October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Duffer in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Duffer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Common Duffer sightings, Hong Kong ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Taipei (Taiwan, about 10%) and Tuen Mun (China, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Common Duffer that you can see in Hong Kong (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger (about 30%), Blue-Spotted Crow Butterfly (about 30%) and Great Eggfly (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Duffer is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (47 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.
