Sky-Blue Hairstreak

Sky-Blue Hairstreak

Pseudolycaena damo

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Arenal Volcano National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

8 Verified sightings at Arenal Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026
71 In all 8 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
3 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
5 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
2 San Salvador 🇸🇻 El Salvador
~10%
3 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sky-Blue Hairstreak in Arenal Volcano National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sky-Blue Hairstreak sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 178th most-seen of the 302 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Sky-Blue Hairstreak in Arenal Volcano National Park?

August

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sky-Blue Hairstreak in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, July and September–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Sky-Blue Hairstreak?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sky-Blue Hairstreak sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Which relatives of the Sky-Blue Hairstreak live in Arenal Volcano National Park?

Same family: Lycaenidae

The closest relatives of the Sky-Blue Hairstreak that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Togarna Hairstreak (about 10%), Calycopis xeneta (about 10%) and White-Tipped Cycadian (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Sky-Blue Hairstreak sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sky-Blue Hairstreak is recorded against all the insects logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (8 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.

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