Tanaecia cocytus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Tanaecia cocytus, the lavender count, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South and Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lavender Count sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 71st most-seen of the 296 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lavender Count in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, August and October, the lowest months. Those are among Kaeng Krachan National Park's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain a month against 30 mm in December.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lavender Count sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Lavender Count sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 10%) and Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same genus: Tanaecia
The closest relatives of the Lavender Count that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (genus Tanaecia) are Common Earl (about 10%) and Plain Earl (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lavender Count is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (22 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.
