Papilio ambrax
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Papilio ambrax, the Ambrax butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Queensland, Australia, as well as the Aru Islands, Papua (Indonesia), and Papua New Guinea. The wingspan is 90–100 mm (3.5–3.9 in).Very nearly allied to P. polytes; both sexes without tail. Male: forewing with thin marginal spots confined to the edge of the wing; hindwing above with large white area, which always enters the cell and is much broader than the black marginal area; beneath this area is entirely absent or is replaced by rounded white-grey shadowy spots. Female on both wings with thin marginal spots, which are smaller than in all the polytes-forms-, no indication of nail-head spots at the black distal margin of the forewing;hindwing beneath as in the male with extremely small yellow-grey scales between the veins in the basal area; the white area of the hindwing similar to that of P. pol. nicanor, but the veins, especially the apex of the cell, even less black. There is no female form similar to the male. The larva when full-grown green, ventrally at the sides a broad stripe, which also covers the prolegs and is above edged with whitish; from this stripe, besides... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ambrax Swallowtail sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 140th most-seen of the 856 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.
March, May–June and September–October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ambrax Swallowtail in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ambrax Swallowtail sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Ambrax Swallowtail sightings, Daintree National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Raja Ampat (Indonesia, about 20%).
Same genus: Papilio
The closest relatives of the Ambrax Swallowtail that you can see in Daintree National Park (genus Papilio, Common Swallowtails) are Ulysses Butterfly (about 30%) and Orchard Swallowtail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ambrax Swallowtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (22 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.
