Faunis canens
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Faunis canens, the common faun, is a butterfly from South and South East Asia that belongs to the Morphinae, a subfamily of the brush-footed butterflies. This species may include the Indian faun, Faunis arcesilaus. The common faun ranges from Sikkim to Assam and Myanmar and through Thailand, peninsular Malaya, Singapore to southern Yunnan and the western islands of the Indonesian archipelago. The larva feeds on Musa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Faun sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 161st most-seen of the 323 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–September and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Faun in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in January–March 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 Faun 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 3 cities where we can rate Common Faun sightings, Kuala Lumpur ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Jakarta (Indonesia, about 10%) and Singapore (Singapore, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Faun is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuala Lumpur (10 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.
