What are the chances of seeing an Abisara echeria in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Abisara echeria sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see an Abisara echeria in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
September
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Abisara echeria in Sinharaja Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–June, October and December, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see an Abisara echeria?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Abisara echeria sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see an Abisara echeria?
Only Sinharaja Forest Reserve, in our data
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Abisara echeria sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Abisara echeria live in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Abisara echeria that you can see in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Angled Pierrot (about 30%), Common Cerulean (about 30%) and Red Pierrot (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Abisara echeria sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Abisara echeria is recorded against all the insects logged in Sinharaja Forest Reserve (15 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.