Kallima inachus
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Kallima inachus, the orange oakleaf, Indian oakleaf or dead leaf, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Tropical Asia from Pakistan to Japan. With wings closed, it closely resembles a dry leaf with dark veins and is a commonly cited example of camouflage.
The butterfly wings are shaped like a leaf when in the closed position. When the wings are closed, only the cryptic underside markings are visible, which consists of irregular patterns and striations in many shades of biscuit, buff, browns, yellow, and black. The veins are darkened and resemble the veins of a leaf. The resemblance to a dried leaf, a masquerade, is extremely realistic and gives the genus its common names, the oakleaf or dead leaf.
When the wings are open, the forewing exhibits a black apex, an orange discal band and a deep blue base. There are two white oculi, one along the margin of the apical black band, and the other bordering the orange and deep blue areas. The hindwing is more uniformly blue but diffused with brown patches along the termen.
Male and female butterflies are similar except that the female is generally larger and has the apex of the forewing protrude to form a longer point. Females also... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Oakleaf sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 27 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.
May and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Orange Oakleaf in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, the lowest month. July to October have too few records to rate.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange Oakleaf sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Orange Oakleaf sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 2nd at about 30%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 40%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Orange Oakleaf that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Chocolate Pansy (about 40%), Common Mapwing (about 40%) and Striped Blue Crow (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange Oakleaf is recorded against all the insects logged in Royal Manas National Park (7 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.
