Double-Banded Judy

Double-Banded Judy

Abisara bifasciata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Mumbai

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

12 Verified sightings at Mumbai
August Best month

About the Double-Banded Judy

Abisara bifasciata, the double-banded Judy or twospot plum Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Asia. Abisara bifasciata bifasciata (Andamans) Abisara bifasciata angulata Moore, [1879] (Sikkim, Manipur, Nagaland to Myanmar)

Abisara bifasciata suffusa Moore, 1882 (India) Male. Upperside rich ferruginous-brown. Forewing darker brown externally; with an indistinct small subapical black spot with white pupil; a very large prominent lower black ocellus, with large white pupil, broadly surrounded externally with bright ferruginous-red, which latter colour forms an irregular discal patch extending from the posterior margin and is anteriorly prolonged in front of the subapical spot to near the costa. Hindwing with four anteriorly decreasing moderately small black ocelli with white pupils and darker ferruginous-red outer rings. Cilia dark cinereous. Underside paler ferruginous-brown, more ochraceous brown externally. Both wings with the basal area marked with short dark ferruginous-brown strigae, and with a distinct darker brown transverse discal line, which is widely ochreous bordered externally at its costal end on the forewing,... Wikipedia →

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 Dehradun 🇮🇳 India
~20%
2 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Pune 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Double-Banded Judy in Mumbai?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Double-Banded Judy sighting in Mumbai on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 200th most-seen of the 362 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 Double-Banded Judy in Mumbai?

January and May–October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Double-Banded Judy in Mumbai on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and November–December, the lowest months.

Is Mumbai the best place to see a Double-Banded Judy?

2nd of 5

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Double-Banded Judy sightings, Mumbai ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Dehradun (India, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Double-Banded Judy live in Mumbai?

Same family: Lycaenidae

The closest relatives of the Double-Banded Judy that you can see in Mumbai (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Red Pierrot (about 30%), Plains Cupid (about 20%) and Lime Blue (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Double-Banded Judy sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Double-Banded Judy is recorded against all the insects logged in Mumbai (12 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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