Hebomoia glaucippe
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Hebomoia glaucippe, the great orange-tip, is a butterfly belonging to the family Pieridae, that is the yellows and whites. It is found in the Indomalayan realm and Wallacea. This species is found in much of south and southeast Asia, as well as in southern China and southern Japan. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Great Orange Tip sighting in Tuen Mun on a given day, based on 59 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 79th most-seen of the 557 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Great Orange Tip in Tuen Mun on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month. That is one of Tuen Mun's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain against 20 mm in December.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great Orange Tip sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Great Orange Tip sightings, Tuen Mun ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Yangon (Myanmar, about 20%) and Mumbai (India, about 20%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Great Orange Tip that you can see in Tuen Mun (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Red-Based Jezebel (about 30%), Lemon Migrant (about 30%) and Indian Cabbage White (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Great Orange Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Tuen Mun (59 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.
