Lycaena cyna
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lycaena cyna sighting in Caracas on a given day, based on 121 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the most-seen of the 107 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April and June
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Lycaena cyna in Caracas on a given day, against under 5% in December and January, 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.
Yes
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Lycaena cyna sightings, Caracas has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Medellín (Colombia, about 10%) and Vitória (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Lycaena cyna that you can see in Caracas (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Hanno Blue (about 30%), Cassius Blue (about 10%) and Orange-Barred Pixie (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 Caracas (121 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.
