Punchinello

Punchinello

Zemeros flegyas

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Royal Manas National Park

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

17 Verified sightings at Royal Manas National Park From 2019 to 2026
192 In all 8 parks
December 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 Royal Manas National Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Punchinello sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 27 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

December

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Punchinello in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against about 10% in November, the lowest month. That is one of Royal Manas National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 930 mm in July. July to October 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.

Is Royal Manas National Park the best place to see a Punchinello?

2nd of 8

Of the 8 parks where we can rate Punchinello sightings, Royal Manas National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Namdapha National Park (India, about 60%). All parks ranked.

Which relatives of the Punchinello live in Royal Manas National Park?

Same order: Lepidoptera

The closest relatives of the Punchinello that you can see in Royal Manas National Park (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Yellow Orange Tip (about 40%), Lesser Gull (about 40%) and Chocolate Pansy (about 40%), 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 Royal Manas National Park (17 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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