Malay Viscount

Malay Viscount

Tanaecia pelea

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

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

7 Verified sightings at Kuala Lumpur
5 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Malay Viscount

Tanaecia pelea, the Malay viscount, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~20%
2 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Malay Viscount in Kuala Lumpur?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Malay Viscount sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 224th most-seen of the 323 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Malay Viscount in Kuala Lumpur?

June, August–October and December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Malay Viscount in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in January–May, July and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Malay Viscount?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Malay Viscount sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Kuala Lumpur the best place to see a Malay Viscount?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Malay Viscount sightings, Kuala Lumpur ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Singapore (Singapore, about 20%).

Where does the Malay Viscount sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Malay Viscount is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuala Lumpur (7 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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