Philippine Five-Ring

Philippine Five-Ring

Ypthima stellera

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Manila

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

70 Verified sightings at Manila
February Best month

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
~30%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Philippine Five-Ring in Manila?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Philippine Five-Ring sighting in Manila on a given day, based on 70 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 122 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Philippine Five-Ring in Manila?

January and February

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Philippine Five-Ring in Manila on a given day, against about 10% in March–April and June, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Philippine Five-Ring?

Only Manila, in our data

Manila is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Philippine Five-Ring sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Philippine Five-Ring live in Manila?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Philippine Five-Ring that you can see in Manila (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Great Eggfly (about 40%), Brown Pansy (about 40%) and Common Evening Brown (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Philippine Five-Ring sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Philippine Five-Ring is recorded against all the insects logged in Manila (70 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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