Lepidochrysops patricia
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Lepidochrysops patricia, the patrician blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, from the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape and to KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, the North West and the Northern Cape.
The wingspan is 35–44 mm for males and 36–46 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December and from January to April. There are two generations per year. The larvae feed on Salvia species, Lantana rugosa and Lantana camara. Third and later instar larvae feed on the brood of Camponotus maculatus ants. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Patrician Blue sighting in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 198 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, October and December–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Patrician Blue in Addo Elephant National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Patrician Blue sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Addo Elephant National Park, in our data
Addo Elephant National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Patrician Blue sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Patrician Blue that you can see in Addo Elephant National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are African Grass Blue (about 20%), Geranium Bronze (about 10%) and Leaden Hairtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Patrician Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Addo Elephant National Park (17 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.
