Mycalesis horsfieldii

Mycalesis horsfieldii

Mycalesis horsfieldii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Xiamen City

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

7 Verified sightings at Xiamen City
33 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
~10%
2 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
3 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~10%
4 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
5 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
6 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Bandung 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
8 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Mycalesis horsfieldii in Xiamen City?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mycalesis horsfieldii sighting in Xiamen City on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 35th most-seen of the 59 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.

When is the best time to see a Mycalesis horsfieldii in Xiamen City?

February

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Mycalesis horsfieldii in Xiamen City on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, July, September and November–January, the lowest months. That is one of Xiamen City's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 220 mm in June.

What time of day is best to see a Mycalesis horsfieldii?

Between 8 and 11 am

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

Is Xiamen City the best place to see a Mycalesis horsfieldii?

Yes

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Mycalesis horsfieldii sightings, Xiamen City has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Taipei (Taiwan, about 10%) and Hong Kong (China, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Mycalesis horsfieldii live in Xiamen City?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Mycalesis horsfieldii that you can see in Xiamen City (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Red Ring Skirt (about 20%), Rustic (about 20%) and Blue-Spotted Crow Butterfly (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Mycalesis horsfieldii sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Mycalesis horsfieldii is recorded against all the insects logged in Xiamen City (7 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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