Zeltus amasa
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Zeltus is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae, the blues. It is monotypic containing the species Zeltus amasa, the fluffy tit, a small butterfly found in Indomalayan realm. The butterfly is found in India, specially the Western Ghats, Sikkim to Assam. It can also be found in Myanmar, Thailand, West Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Singapore, Java and the Philippines.
The genus is small, and its wingspan is 28–32 millimeter. It has long fluffy tail (v.1, 13 mm.; v.2, 7 mm), which makes it easily recognizable. The forewing (FW) color of male Zeltus is blackish, and the basal area's color is pale blue. The forewing color of female Zeltus is dark brown. The hindwing (HW) color of the male is pale blue, the color of the apex is black.
Zeltus amasa has false eyes, legs, and antennae on the hindwing, which resembles and diverts attention from its real head. If it is attacked, its starts flying in an unexpected direction. Male. Upperside. Forewing with a small basal space, consisting of the basal half of the cell, and the lower basal portion of the wing greyish-blue, the rest of the wing black. Hindwing with a large black patch at the apex, the rest of the wing greyish-blue... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 7 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Fluffy Tit sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th 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 a Fluffy Tit 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 Fluffy Tit 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 8 parks where we can rate Fluffy Tit sightings, Namdapha National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 30%) and Cuc Phuong National Park (Vietnam, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Fluffy Tit that you can see in Namdapha National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Elbowed Pierrot (about 60%), 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 Fluffy Tit is recorded against all the insects logged in Namdapha National Park (31 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.
