Anthene seltuttus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Anthene seltuttus, the dark ciliate blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia and a number of bordering Pacific islands. The wingspan is about 25 mm. The larvae feed on Cassia fistula, Pongamia pinnata, Cryptocarya hypospodia, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Syzygium wilsonii, Cupaniopsis anacardioides and Brachychiton acerifolium. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Ciliated-Blue sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 402nd most-seen of the 856 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.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dark Ciliated-Blue in Daintree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, June, August, October and December–January, the lowest months. That is one of Daintree National Park's wettest months, with about 240 mm of rain against 50 mm in September.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dark Ciliated-Blue sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Daintree National Park, in our data
Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Dark Ciliated-Blue sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Dark Ciliated-Blue that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Tailed Green-Banded Line Blue (about 30%), Large Green-Banded Blue (about 20%) and Shining Oak-Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dark Ciliated-Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Daintree National Park (11 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
