Rachana jalindra
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Rachana jalindra, the banded royal, is a lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm. The species was first described by Thomas Horsfield in 1829. Rachana jalindra jalindra (Java) Rachana jalindra indra (Moore, [1884]) (Nepal, Sikkim to Thailand and Myanmar)
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| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Royal sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 788th most-seen of the 1045 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Royal in Singapore on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Only Singapore, in our data
Singapore is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Banded Royal sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Banded Royal that you can see in Singapore (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Chestnut Bob (about 20%), Yellow Vein Lancer (about 20%) and Indian Palm Bob (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Royal is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (8 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.
