Amblypodia anita
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Amblypodia anita, the purple leaf blue or leaf blue, is a lycaenid or blue butterfly found in South Asia and Southeast Asia, including Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Java. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Leaf Blue sighting in Salem on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 91st most-seen of the 99 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.
May and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Purple Leaf Blue in Salem on a given day, against under 5% in July–October and December–April, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Purple Leaf Blue sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Purple Leaf Blue sightings, Salem ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Jabalpur (India, about 40%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Purple Leaf Blue that you can see in Salem (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Tiny Grass Blue (about 40%), Common Cerulean (about 40%) and Common Silverline (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Purple Leaf Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Salem (5 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.
