Hebomoia glaucippe
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Hebomoia glaucippe, the great orange-tip, is a butterfly belonging to the family Pieridae, that is the yellows and whites. It is found in the Indomalayan realm and Wallacea. This species is found in much of south and southeast Asia, as well as in southern China and southern Japan. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Great Orange Tip sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 120 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 95th most-seen of the 1125 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Great Orange Tip in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in January and February, the lowest months. Those are among Hong Kong's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in December.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great Orange Tip sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Great Orange Tip sightings, Hong Kong ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Yangon (Myanmar, about 20%), Mumbai (India, about 20%) and Tuen Mun (China, about 20%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Great Orange Tip that you can see in Hong Kong (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Red-Based Jezebel (about 40%), Lemon Migrant (about 20%) and Indian Cabbage White (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Great Orange Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (120 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.
