Brown Pansy
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Kakadu National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

37 Verified sightings at Kakadu National Park From 2019 to 2026
332 In all 10 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Brown Pansy

Junonia hedonia, the brown pansy, chocolate pansy, brown soldier or chocolate argus, is a butterfly found in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and Australia. List of butterflies in Taiwan Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~50%
2 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
3 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
4 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
5 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
6 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
7 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
8 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
9 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
10 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
2 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~40%
3 Manila 🇵🇭 Philippines
~40%
4 Kuching 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
5 Cebu City 🇵🇭 Philippines
~30%
6 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~30%
7 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
8 Yogyakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
9 Johor Bahru 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
10 Malang 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Pansy in Kakadu National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Pansy sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 76 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Brown Pansy in Kakadu National Park?

June

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Pansy in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and December–March, the lowest months. That is one of Kakadu National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 350 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Brown Pansy?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Pansy 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 Kakadu National Park the best place to see a Brown Pansy?

4th of 10

Of the 10 parks where we can rate Brown Pansy sightings, Kakadu National Park ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 50%), Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 30%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 30%). All parks ranked.

Which relatives of the Brown Pansy live in Kakadu National Park?

Same genus: Junonia

The closest relatives of the Brown Pansy that you can see in Kakadu National Park (genus Junonia, Buckeyes & Pansies) are Blue Pansy (about 30%) and Meadow Argus (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Brown Pansy sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Brown Pansy is recorded against all the insects logged in Kakadu National Park (37 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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