Tarucus rosacea
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Tarucus rosacea, the Mediterranean Pierrot or Mediterranean tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Mauritania, Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria, Niger, northern Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, northern Uganda, north-western Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti and Arabia. The habitat consists of Sudan savanna and the Sahel.
Adults feed from the flowers of Ziziphus species. The larvae feed on Ziziphus jujuba. They are associated with ants of the Plagiolepis, Camponotus and Monomorium genera. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Kuwait City | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | |
| 2 | Abu Dhabi | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | |
| 3 | Cairo | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mediterranean Pierrot sighting in Abu Dhabi on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 12th most-seen of the 18 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Mediterranean Pierrot in Abu Dhabi on a given day, against under 5% in February–October and December, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Mediterranean Pierrot sightings, Abu Dhabi ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kuwait City (Kuwait, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Mediterranean Pierrot that you can see in Abu Dhabi (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Western Pygmy-Blue (about 20%) and Tiny Grass Blue (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mediterranean Pierrot is recorded against all the insects logged in Abu Dhabi (5 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.
