Graphium macareus
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Graphium macareus, the lesser zebra, is a relatively common and not threatened species of swallowtail butterfly found in Southeast Asia. Karl Jordan in Seitz (pages 103-104) provides a description differentiating macareus from nearby taxa and discussing some forms. Race indicus, Rothschild. Male. Upperside: ground colour and markings very similar to those of Graphium xenocles, but the former is of a more brownish-fuliginous tint and the latter are all very much narrower; also there are distinctly two well-divided streaks in interspace 1 of the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Zebra sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 126 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.
June
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Zebra in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesser Zebra sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Lesser Zebra sightings, Cuc Phuong National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 20%) and Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same genus: Graphium
The closest relatives of the Lesser Zebra that you can see in Cuc Phuong National Park (genus Graphium, Swordtails, Jays, Bluebottles and allies) are Common Bluebottle (about 30%), Common Jay (about 30%) and Great Jay (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesser Zebra is recorded against all the insects logged in Cuc Phuong National Park (18 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.
