Hypolycaena philippus
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
Hypolycaena philippus, the purple-brown hairstreak or common hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa where it is commonly found in wooded locations. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hairstreak sighting in Abidjan on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the most-seen of the 11 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hairstreak in Abidjan on a given day, against about 10% in January, June and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Abidjan's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 260 mm in June.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Hairstreak sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Common Hairstreak sightings, Abidjan has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Lagos (Nigeria, about 30%) and Accra (Ghana, about 20%).
Same order: Lepidoptera
The closest relatives of the Common Hairstreak that you can see in Abidjan (order Lepidoptera, Butterflies and Moths) are Citrus Swallowtail (about 40%), Variable Diadem (about 30%) and Plain Tiger Butterfly (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Hairstreak is recorded against all the insects logged in Abidjan (16 verified sightings), 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.
