Cacyreus lingeus
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Cacyreus lingeus, the common bush blue or bush bronze, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. As with other Cacyreus species it is endemic to the Afrotropics. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bush Bronze sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 67 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 29th most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bush Bronze in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in July and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bush Bronze 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 3 cities where we can rate Bush Bronze sightings, Durban ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Lusaka (Zambia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bush Bronze is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (67 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.
