Calycopis isobeon
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Calycopis isobeon, the dusky-blue groundstreak, is a butterfly native to the Americas, ranging from Venezuela to central Texas. It is very similar to the red-banded hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) and the two are sometimes treated as conspecific. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-Blue Groundstreak sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 442nd most-seen of the 1624 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.
March, June–August and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-Blue Groundstreak in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, September and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky-Blue Groundstreak 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 4 cities where we can rate Dusky-Blue Groundstreak sightings, Austin has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Houston (United States, under 5%) and Dallas (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Dusky-Blue Groundstreak that you can see in Austin (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Gray Hairstreak (about 30%), Reakirt's Blue (about 10%) and Ceraunus Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dusky-Blue Groundstreak is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (58 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.
