Danaus melanippus
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Danaus melanippus, the black veined tiger, white tiger, common tiger, or eastern common tiger, is a butterfly species found in tropical Asia which belongs to the "crows and tigers", that is, the danaine group of the brush-footed butterflies family.
It ranges from Assam in eastern India through South-East Asia south to Indonesia, and eastwards to the Philippines and through southern China to Taiwan. It has around 17 subspecies, and its closest relative is the Malay tiger, Danaus affinis.. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a White Tiger Butterfly sighting in Sundarbans National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 15 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, May and October
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a White Tiger Butterfly in Sundarbans National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and July, the lowest months. June has too few records to rate.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White Tiger Butterfly sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate White Tiger Butterfly sightings, Sundarbans National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 20%) and Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the White Tiger Butterfly that you can see in Sundarbans National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Leopard Lacewing Butterfly (about 50%), Blue Tiger (about 40%) and Common Palmfly (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White Tiger Butterfly is recorded against all the insects logged in Sundarbans National Park (6 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.
