Tarucus rosacea
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Tarucus rosacea, the Mediterranean Pierrot or Mediterranean tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Mauritania, Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria, Niger, northern Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, northern Uganda, north-western Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti and Arabia. The habitat consists of Sudan savanna and the Sahel.
Adults feed from the flowers of Ziziphus species. The larvae feed on Ziziphus jujuba. They are associated with ants of the Plagiolepis, Camponotus and Monomorium genera. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Kuwait City | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | |
| 2 | Abu Dhabi | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | |
| 3 | Cairo | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mediterranean Pierrot sighting in Cairo on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 28th most-seen of the 38 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.
October and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mediterranean Pierrot in Cairo on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and December–March, the lowest months.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Mediterranean Pierrot sightings, Cairo ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kuwait City (Kuwait, about 20%) and Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Mediterranean Pierrot that you can see in Cairo (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Plains Cupid (about 40%) and Pea Blue (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mediterranean Pierrot is recorded against all the insects logged in Cairo (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.
