Common Archduke

Common Archduke

Lexias pardalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Gunung Leuser National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

14 Verified sightings at Gunung Leuser National Park From 2019 to 2026
128 In all 10 parks
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Common Archduke

Lexias pardalis, the common archduke, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Lexias pardalis prefer paths, clearings and edges of primary forests and they are easily sighted in sunny areas standing on the forest floor. Lexias pardalis has a wingspan reaching about... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
2 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
3 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
4 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
5 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
7 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
8 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%
9 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
10 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~20%
2 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~20%
3 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~10%
4 Zhuhai [Macau] 🇨🇳 China
~10%
5 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
6 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Common Archduke in Gunung Leuser National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Archduke sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 26th most-seen of the 103 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Common Archduke in Gunung Leuser National Park?

March–May and November

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Archduke in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, September–October and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Common Archduke?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Archduke 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 Gunung Leuser National Park the best place to see a Common Archduke?

3rd of 10

Of the 10 parks where we can rate Common Archduke sightings, Gunung Leuser National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 30%) and Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 30%).

Where does the Common Archduke sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Common Archduke is recorded against all the insects logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (14 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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