What are the chances of seeing a Vindula deione in Kuala Lumpur?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vindula deione 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 Vindula deione in Kuala Lumpur?
February and April–July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vindula deione in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in March and August–January, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Vindula deione?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Vindula deione 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 Vindula deione?
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Vindula deione sightings, Kuala Lumpur ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Singapore (Singapore, about 20%), Denpasar (Indonesia, about 10%) and Manila (Philippines, about 10%).
Which relatives of the Vindula deione live in Kuala Lumpur?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Vindula deione that you can see in Kuala Lumpur (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Tawny Coster (about 30%), Peacock Pansy (about 30%) and Brown Pansy (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Vindula deione sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Vindula deione 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.