Leptotes marina
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Leptotes marina, the marine blue or striped blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America and Central America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciudad Juárez | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Tijuana | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 9 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 10 | Torreón | 🇲🇽 México |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Marine Blue sighting in Ciudad Juárez on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 49 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and June
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Marine Blue in Ciudad Juárez on a given day, against under 5% in August to March, the lowest months. Those are among Ciudad Juárez's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 50 mm in July.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Marine 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 20 cities where we can rate Marine Blue sightings, Ciudad Juárez has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Mesa (United States, about 20%) and Mexico City (México, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Marine Blue that you can see in Ciudad Juárez (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Western Pygmy-Blue (about 20%) and Gray Hairstreak (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Marine Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Ciudad Juárez (18 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.
