Parantica sita
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Parantica sita, the chestnut tiger, is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the crows and tigers, that is, the danaid group of the brush-footed butterflies family. Wings elongate, almost as in Idea. Upperside of forewing black or fuliginous black, with the following bluish-white subhyaline markings. A streak from base in interspace 1b, very broad streaks filling the basal three-fourths of interspace 1, and the whole of the cell, five very large quadrate discal spots, two long preapical streaks, three shorter streaks above them, a sub-terminal series of more or less rounded spots decreasing in size anteriorly and curved inwards opposite apex, and an incomplete subterminal series of smaller spots. Hindwing chestnut red, with subhyaline streaks and spots as follows: streaks from base, not reaching the termen in interspaces 1a and 1b, two broad streaks united to near their apex in interspace 1, a streak filling the cell, and beyond it a discal series of large inwardly pointed elongate spots and incomplete ill-defined subterminal and terminal series of spots. Underside similar, the markings clearer and more complete. Antennae black; head and thorax black, spotted... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Tiger sighting in Kunming on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 36 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.
August and October–November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Tiger in Kunming on a given day, against under 5% in September and December–July, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut Tiger sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Chestnut Tiger sightings, Kunming has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Osaka (Japan, under 5%) and Tokyo (Japan, under 5%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Chestnut Tiger that you can see in Kunming (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Pea Blue (about 20%), Chinese Yellow Swallowtail (about 20%) and Nyctemera adversata (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut Tiger is recorded against all the insects logged in Kunming (6 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.
