What are the chances of seeing an Escher's Blue in Doi Inthanon National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Escher's Blue sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 131st most-seen of the 153 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Escher's Blue in Doi Inthanon National Park?
March and April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Escher's Blue in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to January, the lowest months. Those are among Doi Inthanon National Park's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain a month against 340 mm in August.
What time of day is best to see an Escher's Blue?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Escher's Blue sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Doi Inthanon National Park the best place to see an Escher's Blue?
6th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Escher's Blue sightings, Doi Inthanon National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Mercantour National Park (France, about 20%), Cévennes National Park (France, about 10%) and Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 10%).
Which relatives of the Escher's Blue live in Doi Inthanon National Park?
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Escher's Blue that you can see in Doi Inthanon National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Pale Hedge Blue (about 20%), Common Pierrot (about 10%) and Common Hedge Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Escher's Blue sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Escher's Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (7 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.