Lilacine Bushbrown

Lilacine Bushbrown

Mycalesis francisca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Nanjing

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

26 Verified sightings at Nanjing
11 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Lilacine Bushbrown

Mycalesis francisca is an East Palearctic species of satyrine butterfly found in China, Japan, Korea, India (Assam), Burma and Indochina The larva feeds on Imperata cylindrica, Miscanthus sinensis, Setaria palmifolia and Oplismenus undulatifolius Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nanjing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
2 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
~10%
3 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
<5%
4 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
5 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lilacine Bushbrown in Nanjing?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lilacine Bushbrown sighting in Nanjing on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 272 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lilacine Bushbrown in Nanjing?

April

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lilacine Bushbrown in Nanjing on a given day, against under 5% in October to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Lilacine Bushbrown?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lilacine Bushbrown sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Nanjing the best place to see a Lilacine Bushbrown?

Yes

Of the 5 cities where we can rate Lilacine Bushbrown sightings, Nanjing has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Seoul (South Korea, about 10%) and Beijing (China, under 5%).

Where does the Lilacine Bushbrown sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lilacine Bushbrown is recorded against all the insects logged in Nanjing (26 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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