Papilio paris
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~80%
On the hindwing, the irroration of dark green scales does not extend to the costal margin and is interrupted posteriorly by a broad postdiscal area, on both sides of which the green scales coalesce to form narrow... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 4 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Paris Peacock Swallowtail 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 10th most-seen of the 296 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Paris Peacock Swallowtail in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Paris Peacock Swallowtail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Paris Peacock Swallowtail sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 6th at about 20%. The best odds are in Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 40%), Namdapha National Park (India, about 40%) and Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 30%).
Same genus: Papilio
The closest relatives of the Paris Peacock Swallowtail that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (genus Papilio, Common Swallowtails) are Great Mormon Swallowtail (about 30%), Common Mormon Swallowtail (about 20%) and Red Helen Swallowtail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Paris Peacock Swallowtail 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.
