What are the chances of seeing a Common Posy in Khao Yai National Park?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Posy sighting in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 221 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Common Posy in Khao Yai National Park?
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Posy in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, July and September–October, the lowest months. That is one of Khao Yai National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 330 mm in September.
What time of day is best to see a Common Posy?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Posy sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Khao Yai National Park the best place to see a Common Posy?
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Common Posy sightings, Khao Yai National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 40%) and Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Which relatives of the Common Posy live in Khao Yai National Park?
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Common Posy that you can see in Khao Yai National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Common Pierrot (about 20%), Fluffy Tit (about 20%) and Common Imperial (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Common Posy sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Posy is recorded against all the insects logged in Khao Yai National Park (23 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.