Silhouette: Mattia Menchetti · PhyloPic
Papilio tereas
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Archonias is a monotypic genus of butterflies in the family Pieridae. Archonias brassolis, the cattleheart white, is its sole species. It is found from Central America, south through most of South America. Adults of A. b. approximata have been recorded feeding on the nectar of Eupatorium species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Bandung | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Papilio tereas sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 49th most-seen of the 57 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Papilio tereas in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Papilio tereas 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 Papilio tereas sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Bali Barat National Park (Indonesia, about 20%).
Same genus: Papilio
The closest relatives of the Papilio tereas that you can see in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (genus Papilio, Common Swallowtails) are Great Mormon Swallowtail (about 20%), Black-And-White Helen Swallowtail (about 20%) and Emerald Peacock Swallowtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Papilio tereas is recorded against all the insects logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (5 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.
