Ypthima huebneri
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamshedpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Thiruvananthapuram | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Thrissur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kozhikode | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Berhampore | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Mysuru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Ponnani | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Four-Ring sighting in Pune on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 293rd most-seen of the 340 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.
July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Four-Ring in Pune on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–June, the lowest months. Those are among Pune's wettest months, with about 400 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
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.
14th of 15
Of the 15 cities where we can rate Common Four-Ring sightings, Pune ranks 14th at under 5%. The best odds are in Jamshedpur (India, about 40%), Thiruvananthapuram (India, about 30%) and Thrissur (India, about 30%).
Same genus: Ypthima
The closest relatives of the Common Four-Ring that you can see in Pune (genus Ypthima, Ring Butterflies) are Common Five-Ring (about 20%), Common Three-Ring (about 10%) and Baby Fivering (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Four-Ring is recorded against all the insects logged in Pune (7 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.
