Spalgis lemolea
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Spalgis lemolea, the lemolea harvester or African apefly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, from Gabon to Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, northern Zimbabwe and Botswana. The habitat consists of forests and dense savannah (Guinea savannah and miombo woodland), as well as thick riverine bush. They resemble the coccids upon which they feed. These include Dactylopius (including Dactylopius longispinus, Dactylopius virgatus var. madagascariensis), Pseudococcus, Phenacoccus, Planococcoides, Ferrisiana and Planococcus species. Wikipedia →
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lemolea Harvester sighting in Kigali on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 13th most-seen of the 25 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.
June–July and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lemolea Harvester in Kigali on a given day, against under 5% in January–May, August and October–November, the lowest months. Those are among Kigali's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 180 mm in April.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Lemolea Harvester sightings, Kigali ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Lusaka (Zambia, about 60%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Lemolea Harvester that you can see in Kigali (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are African Grass Blue (about 50%) and Common Hairstreak (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lemolea Harvester is recorded against all the insects logged in Kigali (8 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.
