Common Posy

Common Posy

Drupadia ravindra

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kuala Lumpur

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

33 Verified sightings at Kuala Lumpur
71 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Common Posy

Drupadia ravindra, common name common posy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Drupadia ravindra ravindra - Java, Lombok Drupadia ravindra moorei (Distant, 1882) - S.Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Langkawi, NE.Sumatra, Borneo Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
2 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
4 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
5 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~10%
2 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Posy in Kuala Lumpur?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Posy sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 57th 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.

When is the best time to see a Common Posy in Kuala Lumpur?

April

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Posy in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Common Posy?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Posy sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Kuala Lumpur the best place to see a Common Posy?

Among the best

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Common Posy sightings, Kuala Lumpur ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Singapore (Singapore, about 10%).

Where does the Common Posy sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Posy is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuala Lumpur (33 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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