Pseudophilotes baton
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Pseudophilotes baton, the baton blue, is a butterfly belonging to the Lycaenidae family. It is found in central and southern Europe and then east across the Palearctic to the Russian Far East. The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The butterfly flies from April to September.
L. baton Bgstr. (= amphion Esp., hylas Schiff.) (79 d). Upperside blackish, the male more or less dusted with blue, the forewing with a distinct discocellular spot, the fringes spotted. Beneath numerous ocelli on a leaden grey ground, larger on the forewing, the latter usually even with ocelli near the base, The hindwing with red-yellow spots before the margin in typical specimens. Throughout Central and South Europe, with the exception of England, occurring from Pommerania and the Baltic Provinces to the Mediterranean, and from Belgium to Central Asia (Altai). — A form very similar to true baton beneath
without the reddish yellow anal spots occurs singly everywhere among ordinary baton, being especially plentiful in the south of Europe; this is ab. panoptes Hbn. (= argus minutus Esp.) (79 e). [ now Pseudophilotes panoptes (Hübner, [1813]) — a similar form is found in Spain and North Africa, the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Baton Blue sighting in Jerusalem on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 45th most-seen of the 137 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Baton Blue in Jerusalem on a given day, against under 5% in August to February, the lowest months. That is one of Jerusalem's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 90 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Baton Blue sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Baton Blue sightings, Jerusalem has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Budapest (Hungary, about 10%) and Prague (Czechia, under 5%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Baton Blue that you can see in Jerusalem (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Common Blue (about 30%), Geranium Bronze (about 30%) and Lesser Fiery Copper (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Baton Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Jerusalem (13 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.
