Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Kanha National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%

24 Verified sightings at Kanha National Park From 2019 to 2026
68 In all 4 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Baronet

Symphaedra nais, also known as the baronet, is a species of Nymphalid butterfly found in South Asia. It was formerly included in the genus Euthalia but it is a sister to members of the genus Bassarona. The male and the female both have tawny-yellow uppersides. The forewing has a traverse black line below apex cell and an oval spot beyond encircling a small yellow spot, a broad short oblique discal bar and an angulated postdiscal lunular band the costa narrowly and the termen shaded with black. Hindwing: a comparatively large triangular patch below the middle of the costa, a postdiscal evenly curved series of spots and a broad band along the termen black. Underside dark ochraceous red. Forewing: the base shaded with fuscous black, two spots at base of cell and a transverse line beyond crimson pink, edged with black: a very broad oblique discal band, angulated downwards below vein 4, bordered posteriorly by a large black spot on the inner side and outwardly and anteriorly by an oblique broad black band, followed by four anterior obliquely placed ochraceous-white spots, and beyond by a very narrow lunular black band bent downwards below vein 6. Hindwing: a crimson short... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
2 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
3 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~30%
4 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jabalpur 🇮🇳 India
~30%
2 Bhopal 🇮🇳 India
~20%
3 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
~10%
5 Pune 🇮🇳 India
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Baronet in Kanha National Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Baronet sighting in Kanha National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 106 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Baronet in Kanha National Park?

October

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Baronet in Kanha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and June, the lowest months. That is one of Kanha National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 430 mm in July.

What time of day is best to see a Baronet?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

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

Is Kanha National Park the best place to see a Baronet?

Among the best

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Baronet sightings, Kanha National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bandhavgarh National Park (India, about 40%). All parks ranked.

Which relatives of the Baronet live in Kanha National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Baronet that you can see in Kanha National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Common Evening Brown (about 40%), Common Crow (about 30%) and Chocolate Pansy (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Baronet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Baronet is recorded against all the insects logged in Kanha National Park (24 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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