Cethosia penthesilea
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Cethosia penthesilea, the orange lacewing, is a species of heliconiine butterfly found in Southeast Asia, as well as the Australia's Northern Territory. Larval food: Lacewing Vine (Adenia heterophylla). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Lacewing Butterfly sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 36th most-seen of the 76 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Lacewing Butterfly in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, September and November–March, the lowest months. Those are among Kakadu National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 350 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plain Lacewing Butterfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Plain Lacewing Butterfly sightings, Kakadu National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Plain Lacewing Butterfly that you can see in Kakadu National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Australian Common Crow (about 40%), Blue Pansy (about 30%) and Swamp Tiger Butterfly (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plain Lacewing Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Kakadu National Park (12 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.
