What are the chances of seeing a Grand Duchess in Doi Inthanon National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grand Duchess 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 90th most-seen of the 153 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Grand Duchess in Doi Inthanon National Park?
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Grand Duchess in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Grand Duchess?
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grand Duchess sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Grand Duchess?
Only Doi Inthanon National Park, in our data
Doi Inthanon National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Grand Duchess sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Grand Duchess live in Doi Inthanon National Park?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Grand Duchess 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.
Where does the Grand Duchess sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grand Duchess 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.