Asian Comma

Asian Comma

Polygonia c-aureum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Wuhan

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

32 Verified sightings at Wuhan
5 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Asian Comma

Polygonia c-aureum, the Asian comma, is a middle-size butterfly found in Japan (from Hokkaidō to Tanegashima), Korean Peninsula, China, Taiwan, and Indochina. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Changsha 🇨🇳 China
~30%
2 Gwangju 🇰🇷 South Korea
~30%
3 Changzhou 🇨🇳 China
~30%
4 Wuhan 🇨🇳 China
~30%
5 Tianjin 🇨🇳 China
~30%
6 Zhengzhou 🇨🇳 China
~30%
7 Daegu 🇰🇷 South Korea
~30%
8 Hefei 🇨🇳 China
~30%
9 Daejeon 🇰🇷 South Korea
~30%
10 Suzhou 🇨🇳 China
~30%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Asian Comma in Wuhan?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Comma sighting in Wuhan on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 4th most-seen of the 62 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Asian Comma in Wuhan?

October

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Asian Comma in Wuhan on a given day, against under 5% in January and April–May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Asian Comma?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Asian Comma sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Wuhan the best place to see an Asian Comma?

Among the best

Of the 28 cities where we can rate Asian Comma sightings, Wuhan ranks 4th at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Changsha (China, about 30%), Gwangju (South Korea, about 30%) and Changzhou (China, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Asian Comma live in Wuhan?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Asian Comma that you can see in Wuhan (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Blue Pansy (about 20%), Blue Admiral (about 10%) and Indian Red Admiral (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Asian Comma sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Asian Comma is recorded against all the insects logged in Wuhan (32 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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