Yellow Banded Awl

Yellow Banded Awl

Hasora schoenherr

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Khao Yai National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

6 Verified sightings at Khao Yai National Park From 2019 to 2026
15 In all 2 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow Banded Awl

Hasora schoenherr, commonly known as the yellow banded awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India and Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
2 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Banded Awl in Khao Yai National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Banded Awl sighting in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 149th most-seen of the 221 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow Banded Awl in Khao Yai National Park?

January, June and October

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Banded Awl in Khao Yai National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May, July–September and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow Banded Awl?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow Banded Awl 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 Yellow Banded Awl?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Yellow Banded Awl sightings, Khao Yai National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Yellow Banded Awl live in Khao Yai National Park?

Same order: Lepidoptera

The closest relatives of the Yellow Banded Awl that you can see in Khao Yai National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Magpie Crow Butterfly (about 40%), Paris Peacock Swallowtail (about 40%) and Common Bluebottle (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Yellow Banded Awl sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow Banded Awl is recorded against all the insects logged in Khao Yai National Park (6 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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