Leptotes plinius
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Leptotes plinius, the zebra blue or plumbago blue, is a species of blue butterfly (Lycaenidae) found in Sri Lanka, India to Australia. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. This form closely resembles, in both sexes, on the upperside of Tarucus theophrastus, but the character and disposition of the markings on the underside are completely different.
Male upperside: dark violet with, in certain lights, a rich blue suffusion. Forewing: no discocellular black spot so conspicuous as in T. theophrastus; terminal margin with a narrow edging of fuscous black, widest at the apex, gradually decreasing to the tornus, followed by an inconspicuous anteciliary jet-black line. Hindwing: costal margin slightly but broadly shaded with fuscous, which is continued as a slender anteciliary black line to the tornus. Underside: white. Forewing: with the following brownish-black markings: an irregular edging along the costa to near the apex from which extends downwards a subbasal band, broadened across the cell and below it; an irregular band that extends along the discocellulars and below them to interspace 1 where it ends in a point; an upper discal curved... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Zebra Blue sighting in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 131st most-seen of the 153 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
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Zebra Blue in Doi Inthanon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months. That is one of Doi Inthanon National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 340 mm in August.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Zebra Blue sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Zebra Blue sightings, Doi Inthanon National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Lamington National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Springbrook National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Zebra Blue that you can see in Doi Inthanon National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Pale Hedge Blue (about 20%), Common Pierrot (about 10%) and Common Hedge Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Zebra Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Doi Inthanon National Park (5 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.
