Colias lesbia
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Colias lesbia is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in the Neotropical realm. Specimens from south Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina differ so little that they cannot be separated. This form is in the male dark orange yellow, specimens with violet reflections are not rare; the black-brown distal margin is not sharply defined proximally. The under surface with the exception of the reddish middle of the forewing is vivid yellow with the usual Colias marking. The ground colour of the upper surface in the females is very variable: orange yellow, yellow, yellowish or white with grey dusting; greenish-grey specimens also occur.
Flies from November to January. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesbia Clouded Yellow sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 344th most-seen of the 832 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesbia Clouded Yellow in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in February to November, the lowest months. Those are among São Paulo's wettest months, with about 200 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in August.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesbia Clouded Yellow sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Lesbia Clouded Yellow sightings, São Paulo ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Rosario (Argentina, about 20%), Montevideo (Uruguay, about 20%) and Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Lesbia Clouded Yellow that you can see in São Paulo (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Great Southern White (about 10%), Orange-Barred Sulphur (about 10%) and Banded Yellow (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesbia Clouded Yellow is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (20 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.
