Common Gull (butterfly)

Common Gull (butterfly)

Cepora nerissa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Jamshedpur

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

14 Verified sightings at Jamshedpur
183 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Common Gull (butterfly)

Cepora nerissa, the common gull, is a small to medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites, which is native to Sri Lanka, India, China, southeast Asia, and Indonesia. Male upperside: white, a greyish-blue shade at base of the wings and along the veins, due to the dark markings on the underside that show through. Forewing: veins black; apex and termen black, the inner margin of that colour extended in an irregular curve from middle of costa to base of terminal third of vein 4, thence continued obliquely outwards to the tornal angle; interspaces 6 and 9 with short narrow greyish-white streaks of the ground colour that stretch into the black apical area but do not reach the margin; a short black subterminal bar between veins 3 and 4 and another, less clearly defined, between veins 1 and 2. Hindwing: veins 4 to 7 with outwardly dilated broad black edgings that coalesce sometimes and form an anterior, irregular, black, terminal margin to the wing. Underside, forewing: white, the veins broadly margined on both sides by dusky black; costal margin broadly and apex suffused with yellow; subterminal black bars between... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~50%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
3 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
4 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
5 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
6 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jabalpur 🇮🇳 India
~40%
2 Prayagraj 🇮🇳 India
~30%
3 Jamshedpur 🇮🇳 India
~30%
4 Salem 🇮🇳 India
~30%
5 Surat 🇮🇳 India
~30%
6 Vadodara 🇮🇳 India
~20%
7 Agra 🇮🇳 India
~20%
8 New Delhi 🇮🇳 India
~20%
9 Pune 🇮🇳 India
~20%
10 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Gull (butterfly) in Jamshedpur?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Gull (butterfly) sighting in Jamshedpur on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 18th most-seen of the 47 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Common Gull (butterfly) in Jamshedpur?

September

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Common Gull (butterfly) in Jamshedpur on a given day, against under 5% in July and October, the lowest months. That is one of Jamshedpur's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain against 10 mm in November.

What time of day is best to see a Common Gull (butterfly)?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Gull (butterfly) sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Jamshedpur the best place to see a Common Gull (butterfly)?

3rd of 21

Of the 21 cities where we can rate Common Gull (butterfly) sightings, Jamshedpur ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Jabalpur (India, about 40%) and Prayagraj (India, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Common Gull (butterfly) live in Jamshedpur?

Same family: Pieridae

The closest relatives of the Common Gull (butterfly) that you can see in Jamshedpur (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Common Grass Yellow (about 40%), Mottled Emigrant (about 40%) and Psyche (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Common Gull (butterfly) sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Gull (butterfly) is recorded against all the insects logged in Jamshedpur (14 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.

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