Cacyreus lingeus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Cacyreus lingeus, the common bush blue or bush bronze, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. As with other Cacyreus species it is endemic to the Afrotropics. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bush Bronze sighting in Lusaka on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 46th most-seen of the 72 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Bush Bronze in Lusaka on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and November–March, the lowest months. That is one of Lusaka's driest months, with almost no rain against 210 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bush Bronze sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Bush Bronze sightings, Lusaka has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Durban (South Africa, about 10%) and Cape Town (South Africa, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bush Bronze is recorded against all the insects logged in Lusaka (7 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.
