Rhinopalpa polynice
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Rhinopalpa polynice, the wizard, is a nymphalid butterfly found in India and South Asia, and is the only species in the genus Rhinopalpa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wizard sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 7 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.
November
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Wizard in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and May–September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wizard sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all 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 Wizard sightings, Gunung Leuser National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 30%) and Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Wizard 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 Wizard is recorded against all the insects logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (7 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.
