Caleta elna
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Caleta elna, the elbowed Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The subspecies of Caleta elna include: Caleta elna noliteia (Fruhstorfer, 1918) – Indo-Chinese Elbowed Pierrot
Underside: white with the following black markings: a broad band, broader than in any of the other forms, from base of hindwing produced obliquely across the forewing as far as the discocellular veinlets, thence bent at right angles and extended to the costal margin; beyond this the discal markings on both forewings and hindwings much as in Caleta roxus, but the terminal markings narrow and more or less obsolescent, the apex of the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report an Elbowed Pierrot sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th 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
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Elbowed Pierrot in Namdapha National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January to March, the lowest months. June to August have too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elbowed Pierrot 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 Elbowed Pierrot sightings, Namdapha National Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 10%) and Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Elbowed Pierrot that you can see in Namdapha National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Fluffy Tit (about 50%), Common Tit (about 50%) and Common Hedge Blue (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elbowed Pierrot is recorded against all the insects logged in Namdapha National Park (32 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.
