Chocolate Sailer

Chocolate Sailer

Neptis harita

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kaeng Krachan National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

5 Verified sightings at Kaeng Krachan National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Chocolate Sailer

Neptis harita, the Indian dingiest sailer, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in north-eastern India, Peninsular Malaysia, northern Indochina, southern Yunnan and Sumatra. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1875. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%
2 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Chocolate Sailer in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chocolate Sailer sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 249th most-seen of the 296 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Chocolate Sailer in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

January–March and June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chocolate Sailer in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and July–December, the lowest months. Those are among Kaeng Krachan National Park's driest months, with about 85 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in September.

What time of day is best to see a Chocolate Sailer?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chocolate Sailer sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Chocolate Sailer?

Only Kaeng Krachan National Park, in our data

Kaeng Krachan National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chocolate Sailer sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Chocolate Sailer live in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

Same genus: Neptis

The closest relatives of the Chocolate Sailer that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (genus Neptis, Typical Sailers) are Common Sailer (about 10%) and Southern Sullied Sailer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Chocolate Sailer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Chocolate Sailer is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaeng Krachan 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.

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