Caleta elna
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Caleta elna, the elbowed Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The subspecies of Caleta elna include: Caleta elna noliteia (Fruhstorfer, 1918) – Indo-Chinese Elbowed Pierrot
Underside: white with the following black markings: a broad band, broader than in any of the other forms, from base of hindwing produced obliquely across the forewing as far as the discocellular veinlets, thence bent at right angles and extended to the costal margin; beyond this the discal markings on both forewings and hindwings much as in Caleta roxus, but the terminal markings narrow and more or less obsolescent, the apex of the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elbowed Pierrot sighting in Singapore on a given day, based on 536 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 61st most-seen of the 1045 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Elbowed Pierrot in Singapore on a given day, against about 10% in January–February and May–November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elbowed Pierrot 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 2 cities where we can rate Elbowed Pierrot sightings, Singapore has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Elbowed Pierrot that you can see in Singapore (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Branded Imperial (about 20%), Lesser Grass Blue (about 20%) and Tiny Grass Blue (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elbowed Pierrot is recorded against all the insects logged in Singapore (536 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.
