Delias pasithoe
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Delias pasithoe, the redbase Jezebel is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yellows and whites. The species is found in parts of South Asia and Southeast Asia. There has been some dispute for which species the specific name aglaja (or aglaia), used twice by Linnaeus in 1758, applies – the redbase Jezebel, or the dark green fritillary (Speyeria aglaja), a brush-footed butterfly. Here, Delias pasithoe is used for the redbase Jezebel, based on the replacement name proposed by Linnaeus himself.
Upperside: black. Forewing with more or less distinct, somewhat diffuse, broad streaks from base, in the discoidal cell and interspaces 1 and 2, the streak in the last the most produced; a white oval spot at lower apex of cell traversed by the lower discocellular, followed by a subterminal series of greyish-white hastate (spear-shaped) markings with their points turned inwards, the markings opposite the apex of the wing elongate and shifted a little inwards. Hindwing: a broad subbasal transverse greyish-white band merged posteriorly in a large bright yellow dorsal patch that fills the apical two-thirds, the extreme apex excepted, of interspaces... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Tuen Mun | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Zhuhai [Macau] | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Quanzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 5 | Nanning | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 6 | Xiamen City | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 7 | Guangzhou | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 8 | Hanoi | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 9 | Kathmandu | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 10 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Based Jezebel sighting in Quanzhou on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Based Jezebel in Quanzhou on a given day, against under 5% in March to September, the lowest months. That is one of Quanzhou's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain against 240 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Based Jezebel sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Red-Based Jezebel sightings, Quanzhou ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Hong Kong (China, about 40%), Tuen Mun (China, about 30%) and Zhuhai [Macau] (China, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Based Jezebel is recorded against all the insects logged in Quanzhou (6 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.
