Common Four-Ring

Common Four-Ring

Ypthima huebneri

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Mysuru

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

25 Verified sightings at Mysuru
30 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Common Four-Ring

Ypthima huebneri, the common fourring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia. Upperside greyish brown. Forewing with the usual comparatively large, bi-pupilled, yellow-ringed, black preapical ocellus. Hindwing usually with two, sometimes with three, very rarely without any, smaller similar uni-pupilled postdiscal ocelli. Underside greyish white, not very densely covered with transverse short brown striae. Forewing with the preapical ocellus as on the upperside, obscure discal and subterminal dull brown transverse fasciae and a narrow brown ring round the ocellus diffusely produced posteriorly. Hindwing with one apical and typically three postdiscal posterior ocelli placed in a curve; traces of transverse brown discal and subterminal fasciae in most specimens. Antenna, head, thorax and abdomen greyish brown, the abdomen paler beneath. Male without secondary sex-mark.

Similar, somewhat paler on both upper and under sides; the discal and subterminal transverse fasciae more pronounced; the ocelli on the underside of the hindwing minute or absent. Adults have a wingspan of 40–43 mm. Var. jocularia... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
2 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
3 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jamshedpur 🇮🇳 India
~40%
2 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
~30%
3 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
~30%
4 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
~30%
5 Berhampore 🇮🇳 India
~20%
6 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
7 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
~20%
8 Mysuru 🇮🇳 India
~20%
9 Kolkata 🇮🇳 India
~20%
10 Ponnani 🇮🇳 India
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Four-Ring in Mysuru?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Four-Ring sighting in Mysuru on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 16th most-seen of the 95 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Common Four-Ring in Mysuru?

July–August and October–November

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Four-Ring in Mysuru on a given day, against under 5% in January and March, the lowest months. Those are among Mysuru's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.

What time of day is best to see a Common Four-Ring?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Four-Ring sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Mysuru the best place to see a Common Four-Ring?

8th of 15

Of the 15 cities where we can rate Common Four-Ring sightings, Mysuru ranks 8th at about 20%. The best odds are in Jamshedpur (India, about 40%), Thiruvananthapuram (India, about 30%) and Thrissur (India, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Common Four-Ring live in Mysuru?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Common Four-Ring that you can see in Mysuru (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Plain Tiger Butterfly (about 30%), Lemon Pansy (about 30%) and Common Crow (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Common Four-Ring sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Four-Ring is recorded against all the insects logged in Mysuru (25 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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