Fine-Lined Hairstreak

Fine-Lined Hairstreak

Arawacus sito

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at San Pedro Sula

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

5 Verified sightings at San Pedro Sula
6 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Fine-Lined Hairstreak

Arawacus sito, the fine-lined stripe-streak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is in found from Mexico, south to Central America, including Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Fine-Lined Hairstreak in San Pedro Sula?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fine-Lined Hairstreak sighting in San Pedro Sula on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 73rd most-seen of the 79 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.

When is the best time to see a Fine-Lined Hairstreak in San Pedro Sula?

December

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Fine-Lined Hairstreak in San Pedro Sula on a given day, against under 5% in March–September and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Fine-Lined Hairstreak?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fine-Lined Hairstreak sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Fine-Lined Hairstreak?

Only San Pedro Sula, in our data

San Pedro Sula is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Fine-Lined Hairstreak sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Fine-Lined Hairstreak live in San Pedro Sula?

Same family: Lycaenidae

The closest relatives of the Fine-Lined Hairstreak that you can see in San Pedro Sula (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Red-Bordered Pixie (about 20%), Elkalyce comyntas (about 20%) and Mexican Cycadian (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Fine-Lined Hairstreak sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Fine-Lined Hairstreak is recorded against all the insects logged in San Pedro Sula (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.

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