Yellow Coster

Yellow Coster

Telchinia issoria

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Doi Inthanon National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

17 Verified sightings at Doi Inthanon National Park From 2019 to 2026
69 In all 3 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~40%
2 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
3 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Coster in Doi Inthanon National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Coster sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th 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 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow Coster in Doi Inthanon National Park?

May

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Coster in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, August–September and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Doi Inthanon National Park's wettest months, with about 290 mm of rain against 20 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow Coster?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Coster 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 a Yellow Coster?

2nd of 3

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Yellow Coster sightings, Doi Inthanon National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Yellow Coster live in Doi Inthanon National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Yellow Coster 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 Yellow Coster sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow Coster is recorded against all the insects logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (17 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.

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