Chilades parrhasius
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Chilades parrhasius, the small Cupid, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found in Nepal, southern Turan, southern Ghissar, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Oman and southern, central and north-west India.
Wet-season Brood: Male. Upperside dark greyish-blue, with a lilacine tint. Forewing with a black terminal band broadening slightly towards the apex. Hindwing with the costal margin broadly blackish; the outer margin with a narrow black band, the upper portion composed of a series of spots joined together, inwardly pale-edged, and often with black marks running shortly up the veins, two large jet black spots in interspaces 2 and 3, and two minute black spots at the anal angle, all capped more or less with orange. Tails black tipped with white. Cilia of forewing grey, of hindwing white with black points at the vein ends. Underside greyish-white, all the markings white-edged. Forewing with a lunular mark at the end of the cell, a discal row of six lunular marks in line, the upper one a little inwards. Hindwing with three sub-basal small black spots, the middle one well inwards, and another similar spot... Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Cupid sighting in Dubai on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 46th most-seen of the 54 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April, June and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Cupid in Dubai on a given day, against under 5% in March, May, July–September and November–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Cupid sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Small Cupid sightings, Dubai ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Vadodara (India, about 20%) and Pune (India, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Small Cupid that you can see in Dubai (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Tiny Grass Blue (about 20%), Western Pygmy-Blue (about 20%) and Dark Grass Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Cupid is recorded against all the insects logged in Dubai (6 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.
