What are the chances of seeing a Euphaea basalis in Kinabalu Park?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Euphaea basalis sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 297 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Euphaea basalis in Kinabalu Park?
June and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Euphaea basalis in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and December–January, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Euphaea basalis?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Euphaea basalis sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Where else can you see a Euphaea basalis?
Only Kinabalu Park, in our data
Kinabalu Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Euphaea basalis sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Euphaea basalis sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Euphaea basalis is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabalu Park (20 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.