Eooxylides tharis
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Eooxylides tharis, the branded imperial, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Carl Geyer in 1837. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Branded Imperial sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 323 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Branded Imperial in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against about 10% in May–September and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Branded Imperial sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Branded Imperial sightings, Kuala Lumpur ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Singapore (Singapore, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Branded Imperial that you can see in Kuala Lumpur (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Lesser Grass Blue (about 20%), Common Imperial (about 10%) and Plains Cupid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Branded Imperial is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuala Lumpur (46 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.
