Lycaena cyna
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Zizula cyna, the cyna blue, is a butterfly species in the family Lycaenidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lycaena cyna sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 53rd 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June, August and October–April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lycaena cyna in Medellín on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and September, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lycaena cyna sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Lycaena cyna sightings, Medellín ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Caracas (Venezuela, about 30%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Lycaena cyna that you can see in Medellín (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Cassius Blue (about 10%), Orange-Barred Pixie (about 10%) and Gold-Bordered Hairstreak (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lycaena cyna is recorded against all the insects logged in Medellín (20 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.
