Hebomoia glaucippe
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Hebomoia glaucippe, the great orange-tip, is a butterfly belonging to the family Pieridae, that is the yellows and whites. It is found in the Indomalayan realm and Wallacea. This species is found in much of south and southeast Asia, as well as in southern China and southern Japan. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Great Orange Tip sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 103 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.
December
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Great Orange Tip in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great Orange Tip sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Great Orange Tip sightings, Gunung Leuser National Park ranks 6th at about 20%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 40%), Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 30%) and Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 20%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Great Orange Tip that you can see in Gunung Leuser National Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Chocolate Albatross (about 20%), Redspot Sawtooth (about 20%) and Psyche (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Great Orange Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (10 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.
