Caleta elna
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Caleta elna, the elbowed Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The subspecies of Caleta elna include: Caleta elna noliteia (Fruhstorfer, 1918) – Indo-Chinese Elbowed Pierrot
Underside: white with the following black markings: a broad band, broader than in any of the other forms, from base of hindwing produced obliquely across the forewing as far as the discocellular veinlets, thence bent at right angles and extended to the costal margin; beyond this the discal markings on both forewings and hindwings much as in Caleta roxus, but the terminal markings narrow and more or less obsolescent, the apex of the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elbowed Pierrot 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.
January to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elbowed Pierrot in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to December, the lowest months. Those are among Kaeng Krachan National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in September.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elbowed Pierrot sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 Elbowed Pierrot sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 60%) and Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elbowed Pierrot 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.
