Tarucus nara
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Tarucus nara, the striped Pierrot, is a small butterfly found in Sri Lanka and south India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Pierrot sighting in Pune on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 245th most-seen of the 340 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.
March, May, July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Pierrot in Pune on a given day, against under 5% in April, June, August and October–February, the lowest months. Those are among Pune's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain a month against almost none in January.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Striped Pierrot sightings, Pune ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Prayagraj (India, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Striped Pierrot that you can see in Pune (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Red Pierrot (about 40%), Zebra Blue (about 30%) and Plains Cupid (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striped Pierrot is recorded against all the insects logged in Pune (14 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.
