Melanis smithiae
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Smith's Pixie sighting in Porto Alegre on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 160th most-seen of the 226 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Smith's Pixie in Porto Alegre on a given day, against under 5% in February to November, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Smith's Pixie sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Smith's Pixie sightings, Porto Alegre ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia, about 10%) and Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Smith's Pixie that you can see in Porto Alegre (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Cassius Blue (about 20%), Separated Stripestreak (about 20%) and Hanno Blue (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Smith's Pixie is recorded against all the insects logged in Porto Alegre (7 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.
