Junonia hedonia
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Junonia hedonia, the brown pansy, chocolate pansy, brown soldier or chocolate argus, is a butterfly found in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and Australia. List of butterflies in Taiwan Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 3 | Manila | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 4 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Cebu City | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 6 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Denpasar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Yogyakarta | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Malang | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Pansy sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 46 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Pansy in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in April–June, August–September and December–February, the lowest months. That is one of Raja Ampat's wettest months, with about 360 mm of rain against 180 mm in October.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Pansy sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
10th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Brown Pansy sightings, Raja Ampat ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 50%), Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 30%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Brown Pansy that you can see in Raja Ampat (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Swamp Tiger Butterfly (about 30%), Godart's Map Butterfly (about 30%) and Durvillei's Tree Nymph (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Pansy is recorded against all the insects logged in Raja Ampat (5 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.
