Kaniska canace
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Kaniska canace, the blue admiral, is a nymphalid butterfly, the only species of the genus Kaniska. It is found in south and southeast Asia. The upperside of forewings and hindwings is black, while the underside is black and brown. Also the body is completely black. Forewings have a blue band at the wavy outer edge, a blue or white spot at the wing... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Admiral sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th most-seen of the 153 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Admiral in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to November, the lowest months. That is one of Doi Inthanon National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 340 mm in August.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue Admiral sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Blue Admiral sightings, Doi Inthanon National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Periyar National Park (India, about 30%), Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 30%) and Taroko National Park (Taiwan, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Blue Admiral that you can see in Doi Inthanon National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Lemon Pansy (about 30%), Red Lacewing Butterfly (about 30%) and Chocolate Pansy (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue Admiral is recorded against all the insects logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (11 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.
