Heliophorus ila
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taipei | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Restricted Purple Sapphire sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 6 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.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Restricted Purple Sapphire in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Restricted Purple Sapphire 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 2 parks where we can rate Restricted Purple Sapphire sightings, Doi Inthanon National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Taroko National Park (Taiwan, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Restricted Purple Sapphire 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Restricted Purple Sapphire is recorded against all the insects logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (6 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.
