Elkalyce comyntas
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 5 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Elkalyce comyntas sighting in Baltimore on a given day, based on 171 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 18th most-seen of the 705 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Elkalyce comyntas in Baltimore on a given day, against under 5% in November to March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elkalyce comyntas sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Elkalyce comyntas sightings, Baltimore ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in San Pedro Sula (Honduras, about 20%) and Washington (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Elkalyce comyntas that you can see in Baltimore (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Red-Banded Hairstreak (about 10%), Gray Hairstreak (about 10%) and Cyaniris neglecta (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elkalyce comyntas is recorded against all the insects logged in Baltimore (171 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.
