Elymnias nesaea
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Elymnias nesaea, the tiger palmfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The upperside of the wings is black with long bluish-green streaks. Forewings show four or five spots on the apical area, while hindwings have subterminal whitish spots in the posterior interspaces. The underside has a broad dark brown area on both wings... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tiger Palmfly sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 273rd 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.
August to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tiger Palmfly in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in November to July, the lowest months.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Tiger Palmfly sightings, Kuala Lumpur ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Denpasar (Indonesia, about 10%) and Jakarta (Indonesia, about 10%).
Same genus: Elymnias
The closest relatives of the Tiger Palmfly that you can see in Kuala Lumpur (genus Elymnias, Palmflies) are Common Palmfly (about 20%) and Tawny Palmfly (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tiger Palmfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuala Lumpur (5 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.
