Heliophorus epicles
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Heliophorus epicles, commonly known as the purple sapphire, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Godart in 1823. The subspecies of Heliophorus epicles are:
Apart from that they can be found from Kumaon in the Himalayas to southern Myanmar. They mainly inhabit in dense forest region. List of butterflies of India List of butterflies of India (Lycaenidae) Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society. Gaonkar, Harish (1996). Butterflies of... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Sapphire sighting in Manas National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 6th most-seen of the 9 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
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Sapphire in Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and November–December, the lowest months. July to October have too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Purple Sapphire 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 Purple Sapphire sightings, Manas National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Purple Sapphire is recorded against all the insects logged in Manas National Park (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.
