Brown Pansy
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Kuching

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

17 Verified sightings at Kuching
332 In all 10 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Brown Pansy

Junonia hedonia, the brown pansy, chocolate pansy, brown soldier or chocolate argus, is a butterfly found in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and Australia. List of butterflies in Taiwan Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~50%
2 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
3 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
4 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
5 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
6 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
7 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
8 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
9 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
10 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
2 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~40%
3 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
~40%
4 Kuching 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
5 Cebu City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~30%
6 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
7 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
8 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
9 Johor Bahru 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
10 Malang 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Pansy in Kuching?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Pansy sighting in Kuching on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 30 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Brown Pansy in Kuching?

May–August and December

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Pansy in Kuching on a given day, against under 5% in February, April and September–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Brown Pansy?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Pansy 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 Kuching the best place to see a Brown Pansy?

4th of 11

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Brown Pansy sightings, Kuching ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Jakarta (Indonesia, about 40%), Singapore (Singapore, about 40%) and Manila (Philippines, about 40%).

Where does the Brown Pansy sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown Pansy is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuching (17 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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