What are the chances of seeing a Knight in Khao Yai National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Knight sighting in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Knight in Khao Yai National Park?
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Knight in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to October, the lowest months. That is one of Khao Yai National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 330 mm in September.
What time of day is best to see a Knight?
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Knight sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 Knight?
4th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Knight sightings, Khao Yai National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 20%), Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 20%) and Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Which relatives of the Knight live in Khao Yai National Park?
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Knight 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.
Where does the Knight sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Knight is recorded against all the insects logged in Khao Yai National Park (12 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.