What are the chances of seeing a Milon's Bluebottle in Tangkoko Nature Reserve?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Milon's Bluebottle sighting in Tangkoko Nature Reserve on a given day, based on 11 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 Milon's Bluebottle in Tangkoko Nature Reserve?
October
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Milon's Bluebottle in Tangkoko Nature Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in February–June and November, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Milon's Bluebottle?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Milon's Bluebottle 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 a Milon's Bluebottle?
Only Tangkoko Nature Reserve, in our data
Tangkoko Nature Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Milon's Bluebottle sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Milon's Bluebottle live in Tangkoko Nature Reserve?
Same genus: Graphium
The closest relatives of the Milon's Bluebottle that you can see in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (genus Graphium, Swordtails, Jays, Bluebottles and allies) are Great Jay (about 20%) and Olive Triangle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Milon's Bluebottle sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Milon's Bluebottle is recorded against all the insects logged in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (11 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.