Parnara naso
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Parnara naso, the African straight or straight swift, is a skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found on Mauritius, Réunion and Madagascar. The habitat consists of forest margins and anthropogenic environments.
The larvae feed on Oryza sativa and Saccharum officinarum. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Parnara naso sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 310th most-seen of the 401 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Parnara naso in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–September and November–December, the lowest months. Those are among Durban's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against 25 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Parnara naso sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
13th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Parnara naso sightings, Durban ranks 13th at under 5%. The best odds are in Prayagraj (India, about 30%), Chennai (India, about 30%) and Salem (India, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Parnara naso that you can see in Durban (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Clouded Flat (about 20%), Baoris fatuellus (about 20%) and Macken's Dart (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Parnara naso is recorded against all the insects logged in Durban (7 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.
