Amblypodia anita
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Amblypodia anita, the purple leaf blue or leaf blue, is a lycaenid or blue butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia, including Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Java. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Leaf Blue sighting in Mumbai on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 228th 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.
June–July and December–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Leaf Blue in Mumbai on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and August–November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Purple Leaf Blue sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Purple Leaf Blue sightings, Mumbai ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Jabalpur (India, about 40%) and Salem (India, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Purple Leaf 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 Purple Leaf Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Mumbai (11 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.
