Graphium aristeus
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Graphium aristeus, the chain swordtail, is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae (swallowtails). It is found in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. subcontinental subspecies G. a. anticrates is protected by law in India. It is normally found in Sikkim, Bhutan, Meghalaya, West Bengal and Assam. In Pakistan, it is normally found in the reigns of Himalayas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chain Swordtail sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 73 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 296 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Chain Swordtail in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chain Swordtail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Chain Swordtail sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 30%).
Same genus: Graphium
The closest relatives of the Chain Swordtail that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (genus Graphium, Swordtails, Jays, Bluebottles and allies) are Common Bluebottle (about 30%), Tailed Jay (about 30%) and Common Jay (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chain Swordtail is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (73 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.
