Punchinello

Punchinello

Zemeros flegyas

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
at Namdapha National Park

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

37 Verified sightings at Namdapha National Park From 2019 to 2026
192 In all 8 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Punchinello

Male upperside is vinaceous (colour of red wine) brown, the veins ochraceous brown. Forewings and hindwings crossed by four series of minute white... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
2 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
~40%
3 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~40%
4 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
5 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
6 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
7 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
8 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Guwahati 🇮🇳 India
~30%
2 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~30%
3 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
~20%
4 Nanning 🇨🇳 China
~20%
5 Kathmandu 🇳🇵 Nepal
~20%
6 Fuzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
8 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
9 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Punchinello in Namdapha National Park?

Likely

About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Punchinello sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd 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.

When is the best time to see a Punchinello in Namdapha National Park?

October and November

In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Punchinello in Namdapha National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, the lowest month. 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.

What time of day is best to see a Punchinello?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Punchinello sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Which relatives of the Punchinello live in Namdapha National Park?

Same order: Lepidoptera

The closest relatives of the Punchinello that you can see in Namdapha National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Large Yeoman (about 60%), Indian Purple Emperor (about 60%) and Elbowed Pierrot (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Punchinello sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Punchinello is recorded against all the insects logged in Namdapha National Park (37 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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