Long-Celled Oakblue

Long-Celled Oakblue

Arhopala aurea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kuala Lumpur

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

10 Verified sightings at Kuala Lumpur
October Best month

About the Long-Celled Oakblue

Arhopala aurea is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. It is found in Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaya, Singapore and Sumatra). Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Long-Celled Oakblue in Kuala Lumpur?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Celled Oakblue sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 10 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.

When is the best time to see a Long-Celled Oakblue in Kuala Lumpur?

January–February, April–June and September–October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-Celled Oakblue in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in March, July–August and November–December, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Long-Celled Oakblue?

Only Kuala Lumpur, in our data

Kuala Lumpur is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Long-Celled Oakblue sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Long-Celled Oakblue live in Kuala Lumpur?

Same genus: Arhopala

The closest relatives of the Long-Celled Oakblue that you can see in Kuala Lumpur (genus Arhopala, Oakblues) are Aberrant Oakblue (about 10%), Tailed Disc Oakblue (about 10%) and Major Yellow Oakblue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Long-Celled Oakblue sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Long-Celled Oakblue is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuala Lumpur (10 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.

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