Chersonesia risa
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Chersonesia risa, the common maplet, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South-East Asia. Chersonesia risa risa (Assam to Peninsular Malaya) Chersonesia risa transies (Martin, 1903) (northern Indo-China and possibly China)
Chersonesia risa cyanee (de Nicéville, [1893]) (Borneo) Images representing Chersoneia risa at Consortium for the Barcode of Life Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Maplet sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 16th most-seen of the 126 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Common Maplet in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and November, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Maplet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Common Maplet sightings, Cuc Phuong National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 50%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Common Maplet that you can see in Cuc Phuong National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Little Mapwing (about 50%), Himalayan Jester (about 50%) and Marbled Map (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Maplet is recorded against all the insects logged in Cuc Phuong National Park (28 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.
