Lycaena cyna
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Zizula cyna, the cyna blue, is a butterfly species in the family Lycaenidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lycaena cyna sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 381st 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.
February and March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lycaena cyna in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in April to January, the lowest months. Those are among São Paulo's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in August.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lycaena cyna sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Lycaena cyna sightings, São Paulo ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Caracas (Venezuela, about 30%), Medellín (Colombia, about 10%) and Vitória (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Lycaena cyna that you can see in São Paulo (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Cassius Blue (about 20%), Hanno Blue (about 10%) and Arawacus melibaeus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lycaena cyna is recorded against all the insects logged in São Paulo (16 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.
