Leptotes marina
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Leptotes marina, the marine blue or striped blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America and Central America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciudad Juárez | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Tijuana | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 9 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 10 | Torreón | 🇲🇽 México |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Marine Blue sighting in Mesa on a given day, based on 122 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 12th most-seen of the 232 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Marine Blue in Mesa on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and November, the lowest months. That is one of Mesa's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 35 mm in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Marine Blue 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 20 cities where we can rate Marine Blue sightings, Mesa ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Ciudad Juárez (México, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Marine Blue that you can see in Mesa (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Gray Hairstreak (about 10%), Western Pygmy-Blue (about 10%) and Ceraunus Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Marine Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Mesa (122 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.
