Cethosia hypsea
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Cethosia hypsea, the Malay lacewing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in from Myanmar to Indonesia and the Philippines. The wingspan is about 80 mm. The larvae feed on Adenia species. They are wine red and have long spines. They are also poisonous. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Malayan Lacewing sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 108th most-seen of the 297 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.
January, March, May and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Malayan Lacewing in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Malayan Lacewing 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 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Malayan Lacewing sightings, Kinabalu Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Malayan Lacewing that you can see in Kinabalu Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Mycalesis marginata (about 30%), Brown Pansy (about 30%) and Black-Tipped Archduke (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Malayan Lacewing is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabalu Park (10 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.
