Ypthima huebneri
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
Ypthima huebneri, the common fourring, is a species of Satyrinae butterfly found in Asia. Upperside greyish brown. Forewing with the usual comparatively large, bi-pupilled, yellow-ringed, black preapical ocellus. Hindwing usually with two, sometimes with three, very rarely without any, smaller similar uni-pupilled postdiscal ocelli. Underside greyish white, not very densely covered with transverse short brown striae. Forewing with the preapical ocellus as on the upperside, obscure discal and subterminal dull brown transverse fasciae and a narrow brown ring round the ocellus diffusely produced posteriorly. Hindwing with one apical and typically three postdiscal posterior ocelli placed in a curve; traces of transverse brown discal and subterminal fasciae in most specimens. Antenna, head, thorax and abdomen greyish brown, the abdomen paler beneath. Male without secondary sex-mark.
Similar, somewhat paler on both upper and under sides; the discal and subterminal transverse fasciae more pronounced; the ocelli on the underside of the hindwing minute or absent. Adults have a wingspan of 40–43 mm. Var. jocularia... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamshedpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Thiruvananthapuram | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Thrissur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kozhikode | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Berhampore | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Mysuru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Kolkata | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Ponnani | 🇮🇳 India |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Four-Ring sighting in Nagarhole National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 18 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Common Four-Ring in Nagarhole National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, June and September, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Four-Ring sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Common Four-Ring sightings, Nagarhole National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Periyar National Park (India, about 20%) and Kanha National Park (India, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Four-Ring is recorded against all the insects logged in Nagarhole National Park (14 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.
