What are the chances of seeing a Red Lacewing Butterfly in Hong Kong?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red Lacewing Butterfly sighting in Hong Kong on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 680th 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 a Red Lacewing Butterfly in Hong Kong?
June and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red Lacewing Butterfly in Hong Kong on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. Those are among Hong Kong's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in December.
What time of day is best to see a Red Lacewing Butterfly?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red Lacewing Butterfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Red Lacewing Butterfly?
Only Hong Kong, in our data
Hong Kong is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Red Lacewing Butterfly sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Red Lacewing Butterfly live in Hong Kong?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Red Lacewing Butterfly 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.
Where does the Red Lacewing Butterfly sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red Lacewing Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Hong Kong (11 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.