Tarucus rosacea
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Tarucus rosacea, the Mediterranean Pierrot or Mediterranean tiger blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Mauritania, Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, northern Ivory Coast, northern Ghana, northern Nigeria, Niger, northern Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, northern Uganda, north-western Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti and Arabia. The habitat consists of Sudan savanna and the Sahel.
Adults feed from the flowers of Ziziphus species. The larvae feed on Ziziphus jujuba. They are associated with ants of the Plagiolepis, Camponotus and Monomorium genera. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait City | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | |
| 2 | Abu Dhabi | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | |
| 3 | Cairo | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mediterranean Pierrot sighting in Kuwait City on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 20th most-seen of the 47 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Mediterranean Pierrot in Kuwait City on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Mediterranean Pierrot sightings, Kuwait City has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates, about 20%) and Cairo (Egypt, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mediterranean Pierrot is recorded against all the insects logged in Kuwait City (25 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.
