Ogyris zosine
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Ogyris zosine, the northern purple azure, is a member of the family Lycaenidae. Their wingspan is 43-47mm. The larvae feed upon various species in the mistletoe family. As with many Lycaenidae, sugar ants attend the larvae. Mature larvae have pinkish-grey bodies with dark purplish-red spots. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Purple Azure sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 361st most-seen of the 1083 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.
January–February and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Purple Azure in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in March–October and December, the lowest months. Those are among Brisbane's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in July.
Only Brisbane, in our data
Brisbane is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Northern Purple Azure sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Purple Azure is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (37 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.
