Magpie Crow Butterfly

Magpie Crow Butterfly

Euploea radamanthus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Khao Yai National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%

79 Verified sightings at Khao Yai National Park From 2019 to 2026
156 In all 7 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Magpie Crow Butterfly

Euploea radamanthus, the magpie crow, is a butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia that belongs to the danaid group of the brush-footed butterflies family. Euploea radamanthus is found in the Eastern Himalayas and into the Malay region.

There are several subspecies of this butterfly: List of butterflies of India List of butterflies of India (Nymphalidae) Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
2 Tanjung Puting National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
3 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
4 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~30%
5 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
6 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
7 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Magpie Crow Butterfly in Khao Yai National Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Magpie Crow Butterfly sighting in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, based on 79 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 221 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Magpie Crow Butterfly in Khao Yai National Park?

March and December

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Magpie Crow Butterfly in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month. Those are among Khao Yai National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 330 mm in September.

What time of day is best to see a Magpie Crow Butterfly?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Magpie Crow Butterfly 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 Magpie Crow Butterfly?

Yes

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Magpie Crow Butterfly sightings, Khao Yai National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia, about 40%) and Namdapha National Park (India, about 30%).

Where does the Magpie Crow Butterfly sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Magpie Crow Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Khao Yai National Park (79 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.

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