Parnara naso
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Parnara naso sighting in Prayagraj on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 30th most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Parnara naso in Prayagraj on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months. That is one of Prayagraj's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against almost none in November.
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.
Yes
Of the 14 cities where we can rate Parnara naso sightings, Prayagraj has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Chennai (India, about 30%) and Salem (India, about 10%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Parnara naso that you can see in Prayagraj (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Indian Palm Bob (about 20%), Common Banded Awl (about 20%) and Small Branded Swift (about 20%), 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 Prayagraj (31 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.
