Leptotes marina
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Leptotes marina, the marine blue or striped blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America and Central America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciudad Juárez | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Tijuana | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 9 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 10 | Torreón | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Marine Blue sighting in Bahía de Loreto National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 57 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Marine Blue in Bahía de Loreto National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to December, the lowest months. Those are among Bahía de Loreto National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 80 mm in September.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Marine Blue sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Marine Blue sightings, Bahía de Loreto National Park ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Big Bend National Park (United States, about 30%), Saguaro National Park (United States, about 20%) and Joshua Tree National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Marine Blue that you can see in Bahía de Loreto National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Western Pygmy-Blue (about 30%), Ceraunus Blue (about 30%) and Reakirt's Blue (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Marine Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Bahía de Loreto 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.
