Notocrypta paralysos
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Notocrypta paralysos, the banded demon or common banded demon, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in Sri Lanka, India, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Borneo, Palawan, Philippines, Sulawesi Region, and Maluku. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Banded Demon sighting in Jakarta on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 207th most-seen of the 239 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.
May, September and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Banded Demon in Jakarta on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June–August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Banded Demon 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 4 cities where we can rate Common Banded Demon sightings, Jakarta ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Singapore (Singapore, about 10%), Tuen Mun (China, about 10%) and Hong Kong (China, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Common Banded Demon that you can see in Jakarta (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Indian Palm Bob (about 20%), Grass Demon (about 10%) and Common Redeye (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Banded Demon is recorded against all the insects logged in Jakarta (5 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.
