Rekoa palegon
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Rekoa palegon, the gold-bordered hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Argentina north to Mexico and the West Indies. A rare stray has been recorded from southern Texas. The wingspan is 23–28 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing in early November in southern Texas and from May to December in Mexico. They feed on the nectar from flowers of Senecio and Eupatorium species.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Asteraceae species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gold-Bordered Hairstreak sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 68th most-seen of the 175 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.
April–May, August–October and December–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gold-Bordered Hairstreak in Medellín on a given day, against under 5% in March, June–July and November, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gold-Bordered Hairstreak sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Gold-Bordered Hairstreak sightings, Medellín ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Porto Alegre (Brazil, about 10%), Vitória (Brazil, about 10%) and São Paulo (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Gold-Bordered Hairstreak that you can see in Medellín (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Cassius Blue (about 10%), Orange-Barred Pixie (about 10%) and Lycaena cyna (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gold-Bordered Hairstreak is recorded against all the insects logged in Medellín (15 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.
