Genus

map butterflies

Cyrestis

8 species in our catalog · found in 15 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyNymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
GenusCyrestis (map butterflies)

Species in this group

Cyrestis themire

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cyrestis cocles

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cyrestis thyodamas

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cyrestis maenalis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cyrestis acilia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cyrestis paulinus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cyrestis strigata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cyrestis nivea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see map butterflies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	3 of 8	~90%
	Little Mapwing			~50%
	Marbled Map			~50%
	Common Mapwing			~40%
2	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~50%
	Common Mapwing			~50%
3	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 8	~50%
	Marbled Map			~30%
	Little Mapwing			~20%
4	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	3 of 8	~40%
	Marbled Map			~30%
	Straight-Line Mapwing			~10%
	Common Mapwing			~10%
5	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 8	~40%
	Godart's Map Butterfly			~30%
	Cyrestis paulinus			~20%
6	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 8	~40%
	Common Mapwing			~40%
7	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~30%
	Common Mapwing			~30%
8	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 8	~30%
	Common Mapwing			~20%
	Straight-Line Mapwing			~10%
9	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 8	~30%
	Common Mapwing			~20%
	Little Mapwing			~10%
10	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 8	~30%
	Common Mapwing			~30%
11	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 8	~20%
	Straight-Line Mapwing			~20%
	Common Mapwing			~10%
12	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Mapwing			~20%
13	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 8	~20%
	Cyrestis strigata			~20%
14	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Mapwing			~10%
15	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Mapwing			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 8	~40%
	Common Mapwing			~40%
2	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Mapwing			~20%
3	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Mapwing			~20%
4	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Mapwing			~20%
5	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 8	~20%
	Common Mapwing			~20%
6	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Mapwing			~10%
7	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Mapwing			~10%
8	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Mapwing			~10%
9	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Mapwing			~10%
10	Manila	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Mapwing			~10%
11	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 8	~10%
	Common Mapwing			~10%
12	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 8	~10%
	Straight-Line Mapwing			~10%
13	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 8	<5%
	Common Mapwing			<5%
14	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 8	<5%
	Common Mapwing			<5%

map butterflies

Species in this group

Little Mapwing

Marbled Map

Common Mapwing

Common Mapwing

Godart's Map Butterfly

Cyrestis paulinus

Cyrestis strigata

Straight-Line Mapwing

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see map butterflies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked