Baracus vittatus
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Baracus vittatus, the hedge-hopper, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. In 1891, Edward Yerbury Watson described this butterfly as: Male and female. Upperside dark olive-brown. Male with the lower basal and discal area of both wings olive-grey, and a small subapical spot of the same colour also on the forewing. Female: forewing with a small olive -grey subapical spot and slender macular discal streak: hindwing with less distinct olive-grey lower basal and discal area. Underside ferruginous, the veins narrowly lined with paler ferruginous: forewing with the basal area dusky brown: hindwing with a longitudinal medial yellow fascia from base of cell, and less distinct short yellow discal streak between the veins. Body, palpi, and legs olive-brown, paler beneath.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Hedge-Hopper sighting in Horton Plains National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 6 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and November
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Hedge-Hopper in Horton Plains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hedge-Hopper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hedge-Hopper sightings, Horton Plains National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Sinharaja Forest Reserve (Sri Lanka, about 10%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Hedge-Hopper that you can see in Horton Plains National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Tropical Fritillary (about 50%), Indian Red Admiral (about 30%) and Pea Blue (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hedge-Hopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Horton Plains 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.
