Pachliopta polyphontes
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Pachliopta polyphontes is a species of butterfly from the family Papilionidae that is found in Sulawesi and on the Moluccas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pachliopta polyphontes 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 16th most-seen of the 38 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.
January–February, July–August and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pachliopta polyphontes in Tangkoko Nature Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–June and November–December, the lowest months.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pachliopta polyphontes sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Tangkoko Nature Reserve, in our data
Tangkoko Nature Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pachliopta polyphontes sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Papilionidae
The closest relatives of the Pachliopta polyphontes that you can see in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (family Papilionidae, Swallowtails and Parnassians) are Common Birdwing (about 50%), Celebes Banded Swallowtail (about 30%) and Milon's Bluebottle (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pachliopta polyphontes 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.
