Common Duffer

Common Duffer

Discophora sondaica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tuen Mun

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

18 Verified sightings at Tuen Mun
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Common Duffer

Discophora sondaica, the common duffer, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

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Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
2 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%
3 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
5 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
<5%
6 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Duffer in Tuen Mun?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Duffer sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 218th most-seen of the 557 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.

When is the best time to see a Common Duffer in Tuen Mun?

July and September

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Duffer in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April and October–November, the lowest months. Those are among Tuen Mun's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in December.

What time of day is best to see a Common Duffer?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Duffer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Tuen Mun the best place to see a Common Duffer?

Among the best

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Common Duffer sightings, Tuen Mun ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Taipei (Taiwan, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Common Duffer live in Tuen Mun?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Common Duffer that you can see in Tuen Mun (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Great Eggfly (about 40%), Dark-Branded Bushbrown (about 30%) and Plain Tiger Butterfly (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Common Duffer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Duffer is recorded against all the insects logged in Tuen Mun (18 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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