Hebomoia glaucippe
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Hebomoia glaucippe, the great orange-tip, is a butterfly belonging to the family Pieridae, that is the yellows and whites. It is found in the Indomalayan realm and Wallacea. This species is found in much of south and southeast Asia, as well as in southern China and southern Japan. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Great Orange Tip sighting in Mumbai on a given day, based on 106 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 50th most-seen of the 362 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Great Orange Tip in Mumbai on a given day, against under 5% in February, April and June, the lowest months. That is one of Mumbai's wettest months, with about 380 mm of rain against almost none in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great Orange Tip sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Great Orange Tip sightings, Mumbai ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Yangon (Myanmar, about 20%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Great Orange Tip that you can see in Mumbai (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Lemon Migrant (about 30%), Common Grass Yellow (about 30%) and Small Salmon Arab (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Great Orange Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Mumbai (106 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.
