Notocrypta paralysos
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Notocrypta paralysos, the banded demon or common banded demon, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae found in Sri Lanka, India, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Borneo, Palawan, Philippines, Sulawesi Region, and Maluku. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Banded Demon sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 392 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 85th most-seen of the 1045 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Banded Demon in Singapore on a given day, against about 10% in July to May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Banded Demon sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Common Banded Demon sightings, Singapore has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tuen Mun (China, about 10%) and Hong Kong (China, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Common Banded Demon 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 Common Banded Demon is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (392 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.
