Psychonotis caelius
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Psychonotis caelius, the small green banded blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in New Guinea and adjacent islands and along the eastern coast of Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Green Banded Blue sighting in Brisbane on a given day, based on 215 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 70th most-seen of the 1083 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January to April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Small Green Banded Blue in Brisbane on a given day, against under 5% in August and October, the lowest months. Those are among Brisbane's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in July.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Green Banded Blue 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 2 cities where we can rate Small Green Banded Blue sightings, Brisbane has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sydney (Australia, under 5%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Small Green Banded Blue that you can see in Brisbane (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Rounded Sixline Blue (about 20%), Speckled Line-Blue (about 20%) and Lesser Grass Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Green Banded Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Brisbane (215 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.
