Blackened Bluewing

Blackened Bluewing

Myscelia cyananthe

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Bahía de Loreto National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

16 Verified sightings at Bahía de Loreto National Park From 2019 to 2026
16 In 1 park
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Blackened Bluewing

Myscelia cyananthe, the blackened bluewing, is a species of tropical brushfoot in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Myscelia cyananthe is 4531. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blackened Bluewing in Bahía de Loreto National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blackened Bluewing sighting in Bahía de Loreto National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 57 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Blackened Bluewing in Bahía de Loreto National Park?

December

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blackened Bluewing in Bahía de Loreto National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to October, the lowest months. That is one of Bahía de Loreto National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 80 mm in September.

What time of day is best to see a Blackened Bluewing?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blackened Bluewing 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 Blackened Bluewing?

Only Bahía de Loreto National Park, in our data

Bahía de Loreto National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Blackened Bluewing sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Blackened Bluewing live in Bahía de Loreto National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Blackened Bluewing that you can see in Bahía de Loreto National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Gulf Fritillary (about 30%), Texan Crescent (about 30%) and Queen (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Blackened Bluewing sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blackened Bluewing is recorded against all the insects logged in Bahía de Loreto National Park (16 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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