Parnara naso
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Parnara naso sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 123rd most-seen of the 428 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Parnara naso in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and November, the lowest months.
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.
7th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Parnara naso sightings, Kochi ranks 7th at about 10%. 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 Kochi (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Chestnut Bob (about 20%), Common Awl (about 20%) and Indian Palm Bob (about 20%), 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 Kochi (38 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.
