Parnara naso
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Parnara naso, the African straight or straight swift, is a skipper butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. It is found on Mauritius, Réunion and Madagascar. The habitat consists of forest margins and anthropogenic environments.
The larvae feed on Oryza sativa and Saccharum officinarum. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Parnara naso sighting in New Delhi on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 154th most-seen of the 174 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.
September and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Parnara naso in New Delhi on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Parnara naso sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
12th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Parnara naso sightings, New Delhi ranks 12th at under 5%. The best odds are in Prayagraj (India, about 30%), Chennai (India, about 30%) and Salem (India, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Parnara naso that you can see in New Delhi (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Indian Palm Bob (about 10%), Common Banded Awl (about 10%) and Asian Grizzled Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Parnara naso is recorded against all the insects logged in New Delhi (6 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.
