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Cyaniris neglecta
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cyaniris neglecta sighting in Washington on a given day, based on 387 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 84th most-seen of the 1807 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and May–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cyaniris neglecta in Washington on a given day, against under 5% in April and October–February, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cyaniris neglecta sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Cyaniris neglecta sightings, Washington ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Philadelphia (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Cyaniris neglecta that you can see in Washington (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Elkalyce comyntas (about 20%), Red-Banded Hairstreak (about 10%) and Gray Hairstreak (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cyaniris neglecta is recorded against all the insects logged in Washington (387 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.
