Surendra quercetorum
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Surendra quercetorum, the common acacia blue, is a species of lycaenid or blue butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm(in Simla Hills - Assam, Burma, South Bihaar, China, Vietnam). The larvae feed on Acacia pennata and Acacia caesia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Acacia Blue sighting in Mumbai on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 200th most-seen of the 362 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and July–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Acacia Blue in Mumbai on a given day, against under 5% in February–June and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Acacia Blue sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Mumbai, in our data
Mumbai is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Common Acacia Blue sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Common Acacia Blue that you can see in Mumbai (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Red Pierrot (about 30%), Plains Cupid (about 20%) and Lime Blue (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Acacia Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Mumbai (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.
