Symbrenthia hypselis
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Symbrenthia hypselis, the Himalayan jester, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia, and some islands in South East Asia (Sumatra, Java) List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae) Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 5 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Himalayan Jester sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 139th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Himalayan Jester in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, July and September, the lowest months. That is one of Kaeng Krachan National Park's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain against 30 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Himalayan Jester sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Himalayan Jester sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 50%), Namdapha National Park (India, about 50%) and Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Himalayan Jester that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Marbled Map (about 30%), Dark Blue Tiger (about 30%) and Rustic (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Himalayan Jester is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaeng Krachan 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.
