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Cyaniris neglecta
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cyaniris neglecta sighting in New York City on a given day, based on 534 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 50th most-seen of the 1623 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cyaniris neglecta in New York City on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cyaniris neglecta 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 8 cities where we can rate Cyaniris neglecta sightings, New York City ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Philadelphia (United States, about 10%), Washington (United States, about 10%) and Chicago (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Cyaniris neglecta that you can see in New York City (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Elkalyce comyntas (about 10%) and Red-Banded Hairstreak (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cyaniris neglecta is recorded against all the insects logged in New York City (534 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.
