Purple Duke

Purple Duke

Eulaceura osteria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Taman Negara National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

5 Verified sightings at Taman Negara National Park From 2019 to 2026
5 In 1 park
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
~10%
2 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Purple Duke in Taman Negara National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Duke sighting in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th most-seen of the 84 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Purple Duke in Taman Negara National Park?

July

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Duke in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–April, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Purple Duke?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Purple Duke sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Purple Duke?

Only Taman Negara National Park, in our data

Taman Negara National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Purple Duke sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Purple Duke live in Taman Negara National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Purple Duke that you can see in Taman Negara National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Chocolate Pansy (about 30%), Great Marquis (about 30%) and Great Eggfly (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Purple Duke sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Purple Duke is recorded against all the insects logged in Taman Negara National Park (5 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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