Rhinopalpa polynice
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Rhinopalpa polynice, the wizard, is a nymphalid butterfly found in India and South Asia, and is the only species in the genus Rhinopalpa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Wizard sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 46th most-seen of the 71 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Wizard in Namdapha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month. That is one of Namdapha National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 660 mm in July. 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 Wizard sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Wizard sightings, Namdapha National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Kaeng Krachan National Park (Thailand, about 20%) and Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Wizard 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 Wizard is recorded against all the insects logged in Namdapha National Park (9 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.
