Ypthima huebneri
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Ypthima huebneri, the common fourring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia. Upperside greyish brown. Forewing with the usual comparatively large, bi-pupilled, yellow-ringed, black preapical ocellus. Hindwing usually with two, sometimes with three, very rarely without any, smaller similar uni-pupilled postdiscal ocelli. Underside greyish white, not very densely covered with transverse short brown striae. Forewing with the preapical ocellus as on the upperside, obscure discal and subterminal dull brown transverse fasciae and a narrow brown ring round the ocellus diffusely produced posteriorly. Hindwing with one apical and typically three postdiscal posterior ocelli placed in a curve; traces of transverse brown discal and subterminal fasciae in most specimens. Antenna, head, thorax and abdomen greyish brown, the abdomen paler beneath. Male without secondary sex-mark.
Similar, somewhat paler on both upper and under sides; the discal and subterminal transverse fasciae more pronounced; the ocelli on the underside of the hindwing minute or absent. Adults have a wingspan of 40–43 mm. Var. jocularia... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamshedpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Thiruvananthapuram | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Thrissur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kozhikode | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Berhampore | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Mysuru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Ponnani | 🇮🇳 India |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Four-Ring sighting in Kollam on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 24th most-seen of the 92 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.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Four-Ring in Kollam on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and December, the lowest months. That is one of Kollam's wettest months, with about 240 mm of rain against 15 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Four-Ring sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
12th of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Common Four-Ring sightings, Kollam ranks 12th at about 20%. The best odds are in Jamshedpur (India, about 40%), Thiruvananthapuram (India, about 30%) and Thrissur (India, about 30%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Common Four-Ring that you can see in Kollam (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Tawny Coster (about 30%), Chocolate Pansy (about 30%) and Common Evening Brown (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Four-Ring is recorded against all the insects logged in Kollam (22 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.
