Kaniska canace
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Kaniska canace, the blue admiral, is a nymphalid butterfly, the only species of the genus Kaniska. It is found in south and southeast Asia. The upperside of forewings and hindwings is black, while the underside is black and brown. Also the body is completely black. Forewings have a blue band at the wavy outer edge, a blue or white spot at the wing... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Admiral sighting in Nagoya on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 83rd most-seen of the 195 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.
April and August–September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Admiral in Nagoya on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and October–March, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue Admiral 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 20 cities where we can rate Blue Admiral sightings, Nagoya ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Nanjing (China, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue Admiral is recorded against all the insects logged in Nagoya (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.
