Symbrenthia hypselis
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Symbrenthia hypselis, the Himalayan jester, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia, and some islands in South East Asia (Sumatra, Java) List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae) Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 5 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Himalayan Jester sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 234 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 44th most-seen of the 1125 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.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Himalayan Jester in Hong Kong on a given day, against about 10% in April and July–October, the lowest months. That is one of Hong Kong's wettest months, with about 280 mm of rain against 25 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Himalayan Jester sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Himalayan Jester sightings, Hong Kong ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Dehradun (India, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Himalayan Jester 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 Himalayan Jester is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (234 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.
