Catopyrops florinda
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Catopyrops florinda, the speckled line blue, is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in the Australasian realm. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Line-Blue sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 317th most-seen of the 742 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.
March and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Line-Blue in Sydney on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–February, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Speckled Line-Blue sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Speckled Line-Blue sightings, Sydney ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Brisbane (Australia, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Speckled Line-Blue that you can see in Sydney (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Lesser Grass Blue (about 10%), Zizina labradus (about 10%) and Zebra Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Speckled Line-Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Sydney (22 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.
