Lycaena cyna
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Zizula cyna, the cyna blue, is a butterfly species in the family Lycaenidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lycaena cyna sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 283rd most-seen of the 329 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lycaena cyna in Big Bend National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–August and October–March, the lowest months. That is one of Big Bend National Park's wettest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 10 mm in April.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lycaena cyna sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Lycaena cyna sightings, Big Bend National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Lycaena cyna that you can see in Big Bend National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Reakirt's Blue (about 30%), Gray Hairstreak (about 30%) and Marine Blue (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lycaena cyna is recorded against all the insects logged in Big Bend National Park (5 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.
