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Callicista columella
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 7 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Callicista columella sighting in San Antonio on a given day, based on 276 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 41st most-seen of the 697 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Callicista columella in San Antonio on a given day, against under 5% in March and April, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Callicista columella sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Callicista columella sightings, San Antonio has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Miami (United States, about 10%) and Monterrey (México, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Callicista columella that you can see in San Antonio (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Gray Hairstreak (about 20%), Reakirt's Blue (about 20%) and Ceraunus Blue (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Callicista columella is recorded against all the insects logged in San Antonio (276 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.
