Blue-Sided Satinwing

Blue-Sided Satinwing

Euphaea impar

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Sepilok

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

8 Verified sightings at Sepilok From 2019 to 2026
21 In all 3 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bako National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
2 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
3 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-Sided Satinwing in Sepilok?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Sided Satinwing sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 68th most-seen of the 87 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Blue-Sided Satinwing in Sepilok?

January

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-Sided Satinwing in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in February–June, September and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Blue-Sided Satinwing?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-Sided Satinwing sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Sepilok the best place to see a Blue-Sided Satinwing?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Blue-Sided Satinwing sightings, Sepilok ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 20%) and Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Blue-Sided Satinwing live in Sepilok?

Same order: Odonata

The closest relatives of the Blue-Sided Satinwing that you can see in Sepilok (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Treehugger (about 30%), Common Parasol (about 30%) and Orange Skimmer (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Blue-Sided Satinwing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blue-Sided Satinwing is recorded against all the insects logged in Sepilok (8 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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