Chersonesia risa
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Chersonesia risa, the common maplet, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South-East Asia. Chersonesia risa risa (Assam to Peninsular Malaya) Chersonesia risa transies (Martin, 1903) (northern Indo-China and possibly China)
Chersonesia risa cyanee (de Nicéville, [1893]) (Borneo) Images representing Chersoneia risa at Consortium for the Barcode of Life Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Maplet sighting in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 115th most-seen of the 221 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August–September and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Maplet in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April–July and October, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Maplet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Common Maplet sightings, Khao Yai National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 50%) and Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 40%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Common Maplet that you can see in Khao Yai National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Magpie Crow Butterfly (about 40%), Dark Blue Tiger (about 30%) and Commander (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Maplet is recorded against all the insects logged in Khao Yai National Park (7 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.
