Hypolycaena philippus
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hairstreak sighting in Accra on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 24th most-seen of the 30 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.
February and August
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hairstreak in Accra on a given day, against under 5% in March, May, July and September–January, the lowest months. Those are among Accra's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 200 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.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Common Hairstreak sightings, Accra ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire, about 40%) and Lagos (Nigeria, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Hairstreak is recorded against all the insects logged in Accra (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.
