Kaniska canace
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Kaniska canace, the blue admiral, is a nymphalid butterfly, the only species of the genus Kaniska. It is found in south and southeast Asia. The upperside of forewings and hindwings is black, while the underside is black and brown. Also the body is completely black. Forewings have a blue band at the wavy outer edge, a blue or white spot at the wing... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Admiral sighting in Periyar National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 44 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Admiral in Periyar National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June–July and December, the lowest months. That is one of Periyar National Park's wettest months, with about 410 mm of rain against 15 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue Admiral 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 4 parks where we can rate Blue Admiral sightings, Periyar National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 30%) and Taroko National Park (Taiwan, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Blue Admiral that you can see in Periyar National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Tamil Yeoman (about 40%), Glad-Eye Bushbrown (about 40%) and Chocolate Pansy (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue Admiral is recorded against all the insects logged in Periyar 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.
