Ionolyce helicon
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Ionolyce helicon, the pointed lineblue, or bronze lineblue, is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Dorsal surface of male dark purple and without markings. Whereas in female, dorsum brownish with a bluish-purple tinge at the wing bases. Ventral surface of both wings with dull greyish-brown and white striae. Eye spot at tornus tipped with orange ring. There is a fine white-tipped tail. Caterpillar greenish with pale green markings. Host plants are Allophylus cobbe and Entada phaseoloides. Pupa mottled brown with dark markings.
There are eight subspecies including nominate race. Ionolyce helicon brunnea (Evans, 1932) - Andaman & Nicobar Is. (Andamans). Ionolyce helicon caracalla (Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914) - Waigeu, Misool, West Irian - Papua, Darnley I., New Britain, New Ireland
Ionolyce helicon merguiana Moore, 1884 - Sikkim to N.E. India,... 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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pointed Line Blue sighting in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 245th most-seen of the 323 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May, August and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pointed Line Blue in Kuala Lumpur on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April, June–July and September–November, the lowest months.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Pointed Line Blue sightings, Kuala Lumpur ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Singapore (Singapore, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Pointed Line Blue that you can see in Kuala Lumpur (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Lesser Grass Blue (about 20%), Common Imperial (about 10%) and Plains Cupid (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pointed Line Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuala Lumpur (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.
