Cyrestis maenalis
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Cyrestis maenalis, the common mapwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South-East Asia. Cyrestis maenalis martini Hartert, 1902 (Peninsular Malaya) Cyrestis maenalis maenalis (northern Philippines)
Cyrestis maenalis zamboangensis Jumalon, 1975 (Philippines: western Mindanao) Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Mapwing sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 297 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.
April and May
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Mapwing in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, August–September and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Mapwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Common Mapwing sightings, Kinabalu Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Mapwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabalu 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.
