Brown Pansy
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Singapore

In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%

3,390 Verified sightings at Singapore
332 In all 10 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Brown Pansy

Junonia hedonia, the brown pansy, chocolate pansy, brown soldier or chocolate argus, is a butterfly found in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and Australia. List of butterflies in Taiwan Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~50%
2 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
3 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
4 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
5 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
6 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
7 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
8 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
9 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
10 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
2 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~40%
3 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
~40%
4 Kuching 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
5 Cebu City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~30%
6 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
7 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
8 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
9 Johor Bahru 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
10 Malang 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Pansy in Singapore?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Pansy sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 3,390 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 1045 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Brown Pansy in Singapore?

May–October and December–February

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Pansy in Singapore on a given day, against about 30% in March–April and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Brown Pansy?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Pansy 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 Singapore the best place to see a Brown Pansy?

Among the best

Of the 11 cities where we can rate Brown Pansy sightings, Singapore ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Jakarta (Indonesia, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Brown Pansy live in Singapore?

Same genus: Junonia

The closest relatives of the Brown Pansy that you can see in Singapore (genus Junonia, Buckeyes & Pansies) are Peacock Pansy (about 20%), Grey Pansy (about 20%) and Blue Pansy (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Brown Pansy sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown Pansy is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (3,390 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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