Parantica melaneus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Parantica melaneus (known colloquially as the chocolate tiger), is a butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the crows and tigers, that is, the danaid group of the brush-footed butterflies family. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chocolate Tiger sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 95th most-seen of the 126 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Chocolate Tiger in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, July–August and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chocolate Tiger sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Chocolate Tiger sightings, Cuc Phuong National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 20%) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chocolate Tiger is recorded against all the insects logged in Cuc Phuong National Park (10 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
