Papilio protenor
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Papilio protenor, the spangle, is a large butterfly found in South East Asia belonging to the swallowtail family. Upperside: velvety indigo-blue black, duller on the forewing than on the hindwing. Forewing with pale adnervular streaks broadened along the terminal margin and extended well into the cell. Hindwing: a broad pale yellowish-white subcostal streak; interspaces 4 to 6 irrorated (sprinkled) with bluish scales; tornal angle marked with red.
Underside: forewing dull black; adnervular streaks distinctly grey and much broader than on the upperside. Hindwing: ground colour as on the upperside, a large irregularly-shaped patch at the tornal angle that extends into interspace 2, and subterminal lunules in interspaces 2, 6, and 7 dull pinkish-red, cell irrorated more-or-less with a sprinkling of blue scales; the tornal patch with a black, outwardly blue-edged, round medial spot, and interspaces 4 and 5 with subterminal irrorations of blue scales. Antennae black; head, thorax and abdomen dark brownish-black.
Similar to male. Upperside: ground colour deep brownish-black; adnervular streaks on forewing yellowish; irroration of blue scales on outer... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spangle Swallowtail sighting in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 119th most-seen of the 152 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.
September and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spangle Swallowtail in Zhuhai [Macau] on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, July–August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spangle Swallowtail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
13th of 13
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Spangle Swallowtail sightings, Zhuhai [Macau] ranks 13th at about 10%. The best odds are in Guiyang (China, about 30%), Xiamen City (China, about 20%) and Hong Kong (China, about 20%).
Same genus: Papilio
The closest relatives of the Spangle Swallowtail that you can see in Zhuhai [Macau] (genus Papilio, Common Swallowtails) are Common Mormon Swallowtail (about 30%), Red Helen Swallowtail (about 10%) and Great Mormon Swallowtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spangle Swallowtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Zhuhai [Macau] (5 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.
