Ideopsis gaura
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Ideopsis gaura, the smaller wood nymph, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in Southeast Asia. Larvae feed on Melodinus especially M. laevigatus. Adults are mimicked by Graphium delessertii and Cyclosia pieridoides. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
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Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Smaller Wood Nymph sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 27 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Smaller Wood Nymph in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Smaller Wood Nymph sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Kerinci Seblat National Park, in our data
Kerinci Seblat National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Smaller Wood Nymph sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Smaller Wood Nymph that you can see in Kerinci Seblat National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Common Mapwing (about 30%), Striped Ringlet (about 30%) and Himalayan Jester (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Smaller Wood Nymph is recorded against all the insects logged in Kerinci Seblat National Park (13 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.
