Parnara naso
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Parnara naso, the African straight or straight swift, is a skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found on Mauritius, Réunion and Madagascar. The habitat consists of forest margins and anthropogenic environments.
The larvae feed on Oryza sativa and Saccharum officinarum. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Parnara naso sighting in Chennai on a given day, based on 189 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 376 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.
July and August
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Parnara naso in Chennai on a given day, against under 5% in October and November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Parnara naso sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Parnara naso sightings, Chennai ranks 2nd at about 30%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Prayagraj (India, about 30%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Parnara naso that you can see in Chennai (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Common Banded Awl (about 20%), Grass Demon (about 10%) and Indian Palm Bob (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Parnara naso is recorded against all the insects logged in Chennai (189 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.
