Mycalesis marginata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mycalesis marginata sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 82nd most-seen of the 103 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mycalesis marginata in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mycalesis marginata sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Mycalesis marginata sightings, Gunung Leuser National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 30%) and Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia, about 30%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Mycalesis marginata that you can see in Gunung Leuser National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Great Eggfly (about 40%), Chocolate Pansy (about 30%) and Blue Pansy (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mycalesis marginata is recorded against all the insects logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (5 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.
