Arhopala abseus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Arhopala abseus, the aberrant oakblue or aberrant bushblue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Asia. Male. Upperside dark bright blue, veins more or less black. Forewing with broad black borders, gradually widening from the base of the costa to the apex of the wing, down the outer margin curving and broadening slightly at the hinder angle. Hiidwing with the costal and outer marginal black band also broad and of a fairly uniform breadth, the black colour running as broadly up the abdominal margin; a rather long filamentous tail, black tipped with white, at the end of vein 2, and short black projections at the ends of veins 1 and 3. Costa highly arched at base, then nearly straight to the apex, which is sub-acute, outer margin evenly rounded, except for the projections mentioned. Cilia black, with white tips towards the apices of both wings.
Underside. Forewing with the ground colour shining pinkish-grey, the basal and upper half of the wing suffused with dark pinkish-brown, paling somewhat outwardly, markings darker brown, edged with whitish, two round spots of nearly equal size inside the cell, and two paler ones below them, a band of conjoined square... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Aberrant Oakblue sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 178th most-seen of the 323 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–May, July and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Aberrant Oakblue in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in March, June, August and December–January, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Aberrant Oakblue sightings, Kuala Lumpur ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Singapore (Singapore, about 10%).
Same genus: Arhopala
The closest relatives of the Aberrant Oakblue that you can see in Kuala Lumpur (genus Arhopala, Oakblues) are Tailed Disc Oakblue (about 10%), Long-Celled Oakblue (about 10%) and Major Yellow Oakblue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Aberrant Oakblue is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuala Lumpur (9 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.
