What are the chances of seeing a Cepora timnatha in Tangkoko Nature Reserve?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cepora timnatha sighting in Tangkoko Nature Reserve on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 38 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Cepora timnatha in Tangkoko Nature Reserve?
March and June
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Cepora timnatha in Tangkoko Nature Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in October to January, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Cepora timnatha?
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cepora timnatha 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 Cepora timnatha?
Only Tangkoko Nature Reserve, in our data
Tangkoko Nature Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cepora timnatha sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Cepora timnatha live in Tangkoko Nature Reserve?
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Cepora timnatha that you can see in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Sulawesi Wanderer (about 30%), Flame Albatross (about 30%) and Great Orange Tip (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Cepora timnatha sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cepora timnatha is recorded against all the insects logged in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (9 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.