Hypolycaena philippus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Hypolycaena philippus, the purple-brown hairstreak or common hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa where it is commonly found in wooded locations. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hairstreak sighting in Kigali on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 25 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hairstreak in Kigali on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and November–June, the lowest months. That is one of Kigali's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 180 mm in April.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Hairstreak sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Common Hairstreak sightings, Kigali ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire, about 40%), Lagos (Nigeria, about 30%) and Accra (Ghana, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Common Hairstreak that you can see in Kigali (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are African Grass Blue (about 50%) and Lemolea Harvester (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Hairstreak is recorded against all the insects logged in Kigali (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.
