Brown Pansy
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Manila

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

123 Verified sightings at Manila
332 In all 10 parks From 2019 to 2026
August 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 Manila?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Pansy sighting in Manila on a given day, based on 123 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 122 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

August

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Pansy in Manila on a given day, against about 20% in June and December, 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 Manila the best place to see a Brown Pansy?

Among the best

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Brown Pansy sightings, Manila ranks 3rd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Jakarta (Indonesia, about 40%) and Singapore (Singapore, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Brown Pansy live in Manila?

Same genus: Junonia

The closest relatives of the Brown Pansy that you can see in Manila (genus Junonia, Buckeyes & Pansies) are Lemon Pansy (about 20%), Peacock Pansy (about 10%) and Blue Pansy (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

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 Manila (123 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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