Melanis smithiae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Smith's Pixie sighting in Curitiba on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 96th most-seen of the 177 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.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Smith's Pixie in Curitiba on a given day, against under 5% in June–September and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Curitiba's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain against 75 mm in August.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Smith's Pixie sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Smith's Pixie sightings, Curitiba ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Smith's Pixie that you can see in Curitiba (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Cassius Blue (about 20%), Arawacus melibaeus (about 10%) and Hanno Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Smith's Pixie is recorded against all the insects logged in Curitiba (11 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.
