Orange Gull

Orange Gull

Cepora iudith

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

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

64 Verified sightings at Kaeng Krachan National Park From 2019 to 2026
116 In all 5 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Orange Gull

Cepora judith is a butterfly of the family Pieridae. It has no common name, although a subspecies is referred to as the orange gull. It is found in south-eastern Asia (see subspecies section). The larvae feed on Capparis species. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
4 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
5 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Orange Gull in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Gull sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 64 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 296 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Orange Gull in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

January–February, April and November

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Gull in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month. Those are among Kaeng Krachan National Park's driest months, with about 75 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in September.

What time of day is best to see an Orange Gull?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange Gull 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 an Orange Gull?

2nd of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Orange Gull sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 30%).

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

Same genus: Cepora

The closest relatives of the Orange Gull that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (genus Cepora) are Common Gull (butterfly) (about 20%) and Lesser Gull (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Orange Gull sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Orange Gull is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (64 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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