Great Orange Tip

Great Orange Tip

Hebomoia glaucippe

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kaeng Krachan National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~80%

44 Verified sightings at Kaeng Krachan National Park From 2019 to 2026
115 In all 7 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Great Orange Tip

Hebomoia glaucippe, the great orange-tip, is a butterfly belonging to the family Pieridae, that is the yellows and whites. It is found in the Indomalayan realm and Wallacea. This species is found in much of south and southeast Asia, as well as in southern China and southern Japan. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
2 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
3 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~20%
4 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
5 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
6 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
7 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yangon 🇲🇲 Myanmar
~20%
2 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
~20%
3 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~10%
5 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 Salem 🇮🇳 India
~10%
7 Mysuru 🇮🇳 India
~10%
8 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%
9 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
10 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Great Orange Tip in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Great Orange Tip sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 296 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Great Orange Tip in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

November

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Great Orange Tip in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Great Orange Tip?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great Orange Tip sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Kaeng Krachan National Park the best place to see a Great Orange Tip?

5th of 7

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Great Orange Tip sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 40%), Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 30%) and Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Great Orange Tip live in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

Same family: Pieridae

The closest relatives of the Great Orange Tip that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Yellow Orange Tip (about 30%), Orange Gull (about 20%) and Redspot Sawtooth (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Great Orange Tip sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Great Orange Tip is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (44 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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