Danaus melanippus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Danaus melanippus, the black veined tiger, white tiger, common tiger, or eastern common tiger, is a butterfly species found in tropical Asia which belongs to the "crows and tigers", that is, the danaine group of the brush-footed butterflies family.
It ranges from Assam in eastern India through South-East Asia south to Indonesia, and eastwards to the Philippines and through southern China to Taiwan. It has around 17 subspecies, and its closest relative is the Malay tiger, Danaus affinis.. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White Tiger Butterfly sighting in Kinabalu Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 143rd 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.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White Tiger Butterfly in Kinabalu Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, August–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White Tiger 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate White Tiger Butterfly sightings, Kinabalu Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Sundarbans National Park (India, about 30%) and Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White Tiger Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabalu Park (9 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.
