Graphium macareus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Graphium macareus, the lesser zebra, is a relatively common and not threatened species of swallowtail butterfly found in Southeast Asia. Karl Jordan in Seitz (pages 103-104) provides a description differentiating macareus from nearby taxa and discussing some forms. Race indicus, Rothschild. Male. Upperside: ground colour and markings very similar to those of Graphium xenocles, but the former is of a more brownish-fuliginous tint and the latter are all very much narrower; also there are distinctly two well-divided streaks in interspace 1 of the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Zebra sighting in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 82nd most-seen of the 104 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Zebra in Khao Sok National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to December, the lowest months. Those are among Khao Sok National Park's driest months, with about 80 mm of rain a month against 280 mm in October.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesser Zebra sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Lesser Zebra sightings, Khao Sok National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 30%), Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 20%) and Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same genus: Graphium
The closest relatives of the Lesser Zebra that you can see in Khao Sok National Park (genus Graphium, Swordtails, Jays, Bluebottles and allies) are Common Bluebottle (about 20%), Five-Bar Swordtail (about 10%) and Common Jay (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesser Zebra is recorded against all the insects logged in Khao Sok National Park (5 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.
