Chersonesia risa
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Chersonesia risa, the common maplet, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South-East Asia. Chersonesia risa risa (Assam to Peninsular Malaya) Chersonesia risa transies (Martin, 1903) (northern Indo-China and possibly China)
Chersonesia risa cyanee (de Nicéville, [1893]) (Borneo) Images representing Chersoneia risa at Consortium for the Barcode of Life Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Common Maplet sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 71 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Common Maplet in Namdapha National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January and February, the lowest months. Those are among Namdapha National Park's driest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 660 mm in July. June to August have too few records to rate.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Maplet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 Maplet sightings, Namdapha National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 40%) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Common Maplet that you can see in Namdapha National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Large Yeoman (about 60%), Indian Purple Emperor (about 60%) and Popinjay (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Maplet is recorded against all the insects logged in Namdapha National Park (21 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.
