Papilio dehaanii
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Papilio bianor, also known as the common peacock, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae, the swallowtails. It is native to Continental Asia. It is the state butterfly of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. This species is variable in size. Individuals emerged in the spring reach 4 to 8 centimeters wide, while those emerged in the summer can reach 12 centimeters. The forewings are black with dark veining and green scales. The undersides are brown, turning white distally with dark veining. The hindwings are tailed and have ridged edges containing reddish eyespots. The body is black with green scales.
The male has black hair on the forewings, which the female lacks.. P. bianor. Geographically as well as seasonally very variable. male: the pilose stripes broad, the posterior three usually united, when they are separated the stripe of the lower median remains broader than the interspace, which separates it from the stripe of the submedian fold; upper surface of the forewing dusted with green or greenblue, this scaling commonly condensed into a band before the narrowly dark distal margin; upper surface of the hindwing anteriorly blue... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Peacock Swallowtail sighting in Seoul on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 105th most-seen of the 525 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Peacock Swallowtail in Seoul on a given day, against under 5% in October to March, the lowest months. Those are among Seoul's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in January.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Japanese Peacock Swallowtail sightings, Seoul ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Qingdao (China, about 10%).
Same genus: Papilio
The closest relatives of the Japanese Peacock Swallowtail that you can see in Seoul (genus Papilio, Common Swallowtails) are Chinese Yellow Swallowtail (about 10%), Long-Tail Spangle Swallowtail (about 10%) and Old World Swallowtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Japanese Peacock Swallowtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Seoul (28 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.
