Colias lesbia
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Colias lesbia is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Neotropical realm. Specimens from south Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina differ so little that they cannot be separated. This form is in the male dark orange yellow, specimens with violet reflections are not rare; the black-brown distal margin is not sharply defined proximally. The under surface with the exception of the reddish middle of the forewing is vivid yellow with the usual Colias marking. The ground colour of the upper surface in the females is very variable: orange yellow, yellow, yellowish or white with grey dusting; greenish-grey specimens also occur.
Flies from November to January. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesbia Clouded Yellow sighting in La Paz on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 30th most-seen of the 32 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.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesbia Clouded Yellow in La Paz on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months. Those are among La Paz's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesbia Clouded Yellow sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Lesbia Clouded Yellow sightings, La Paz ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Rosario (Argentina, about 20%), Montevideo (Uruguay, about 20%) and Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesbia Clouded Yellow is recorded against all the insects logged in La Paz (5 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.
