Madagascan Graphium
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Mantadia National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

12 Verified sightings at Mantadia National Park From 2019 to 2026
12 In 1 park
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Madagascan Graphium

Graphium cyrnus is a butterfly in the family Papilionidae. The top of the wings consist of black with many greenish-yellow dots, with the underside being roughly the same but instead of black, it is a reddish-brown. It is found on Madagascar. The habitat consists of subhumid forests. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mantadia National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
~30%

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Madagascan Graphium in Mantadia National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascan Graphium sighting in Mantadia National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 24 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Madagascan Graphium in Mantadia National Park?

December

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascan Graphium in Mantadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Madagascan Graphium?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Madagascan Graphium sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Madagascan Graphium?

Only Mantadia National Park, in our data

Mantadia National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Madagascan Graphium sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Madagascan Graphium live in Mantadia National Park?

Same family: Papilionidae

The closest relatives of the Madagascan Graphium that you can see in Mantadia National Park (family Papilionidae, Swallowtails and Parnassians) are Cream-Lined Swallowtail (about 40%) and Papilio oribazus (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Madagascan Graphium sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Madagascan Graphium is recorded against all the insects logged in Mantadia National Park (12 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.

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