Punchinello

Punchinello

Zemeros flegyas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kaeng Krachan National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

15 Verified sightings at Kaeng Krachan National Park From 2019 to 2026
192 In all 8 parks
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Punchinello

Male upperside is vinaceous (colour of red wine) brown, the veins ochraceous brown. Forewings and hindwings crossed by four series of minute white... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
2 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
~40%
3 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~40%
4 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
5 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
6 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
7 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
8 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Guwahati 🇮🇳 India
~30%
2 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~30%
3 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Nanning 🇨🇳 China
~20%
5 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
~20%
6 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
8 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
9 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Punchinello in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Punchinello sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 103rd 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Punchinello in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

April, July and September

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Punchinello in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, August, October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Kaeng Krachan National Park's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain a month against 30 mm in December.

What time of day is best to see a Punchinello?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

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

Which relatives of the Punchinello live in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

Same order: Lepidoptera

The closest relatives of the Punchinello that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Marbled Map (about 30%), Dark Blue Tiger (about 30%) and Common Bluebottle (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Punchinello sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Punchinello is recorded against all the insects logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (15 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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