Tajuria cippus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Tajuria cippus, the peacock royal, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm. Male. Upperside dark cyaneous-blue, shining blue-green in certain lights. Forewing with nearly the apical half black, a narrow black band on the costa to the end of the cell, the inner margin of the apical band then almost straight across to a little above the hinder angle, where it narrows down; the rest of the wing, including the cell, and a narrow basal streak above the sub-costal vein, blue; the median vein and the base of its branch black. Hindwing with the costal band broadly black, outer marginal line finely black, sub-costal vein black, abdominal fold blackish brown; a black spot at the anal angle with some pale bluish-white scales on it; tails black, tipped with white. Cilia of both wings black, with pale tips. Underside grey. Forewing occasionally with a diseal series of faintly indicated black thin lunules, but in most examples these are obsolete, and the wing has no visible markings whatever. Hindwing with a regular diseal series of similar marks rather closer to the margin than is usual, the upper marks forming the series more or less linear and... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Peacock Royal sighting in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 121st most-seen of the 182 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Peacock Royal in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and October–January, the lowest months.
3rd of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Peacock Royal sightings, Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kozhikode (India, about 20%) and Kochi (India, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Peacock Royal that you can see in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Red Pierrot (about 20%), Plains Cupid (about 20%) and Tiny Grass Blue (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Peacock Royal is recorded against all the insects logged in Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] (9 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.
