Pachliopta aristolochiae
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Pachliopta aristolochiae, the common rose, is a species of swallowtail butterfly belonging to the genus Pachliopta, the roses, or red-bodied swallowtails. It is a common butterfly which is extensively distributed across south and southeast Asia.
It is widely distributed in Asia including Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (including the Andaman Islands), Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Japan (south-western Okinawa only), Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Nicobar Islands, peninsular and eastern Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines (Palawan and Leyte), Indonesia, Bangladesh and Taiwan.
In China, it is distributed in southern and eastern China (including Hainan, Guangdong province) and Hong Kong. In Indonesia, it is distributed in Sumatra, Nias, Enggano, Bangka, Java, Bali, Kangean, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores, Tanahjampea, and Kalimantan.
It is very common almost all over the plains of India, and is not threatened as a species. During and after the monsoon it is extremely abundant. The upperside of male is velvety black. Forewing with well-marked pale adnervular streaks on the discal area that do not reach the terminal margin, the latter broadly velvety black... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Rose Swallowtail sighting in Kaohsiung on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 65th most-seen of the 218 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Rose Swallowtail in Kaohsiung on a given day, against under 5% in July and September, the lowest months. That is one of Kaohsiung's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 440 mm in August.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Rose Swallowtail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
25th of 37
Of the 37 cities where we can rate Common Rose Swallowtail sightings, Kaohsiung ranks 25th at about 10%. The best odds are in Thrissur (India, about 30%), Changzhou (China, about 30%) and Jabalpur (India, about 30%).
Same family: Papilionidae
The closest relatives of the Common Rose Swallowtail that you can see in Kaohsiung (family Papilionidae, Swallowtails and Parnassians) are Lime Swallowtail (about 30%), Common Mormon Swallowtail (about 20%) and Common Bluebottle (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Rose Swallowtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaohsiung (26 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.
