Lycaena cyna
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Zizula cyna, the cyna blue, is a butterfly species in the family Lycaenidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lycaena cyna sighting in Belo Horizonte on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 121st most-seen of the 186 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.
February, June, September–October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lycaena cyna in Belo Horizonte on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–May, July–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lycaena cyna sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Lycaena cyna sightings, Belo Horizonte ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Caracas (Venezuela, about 30%), Medellín (Colombia, about 10%) and Vitória (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Lycaena cyna that you can see in Belo Horizonte (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Hanno Blue (about 10%), Cassius Blue (about 10%) and Melanis xenia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lycaena cyna is recorded against all the insects logged in Belo Horizonte (7 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.
