Leptomyrina hirundo
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Leptomyrina hirundo, the tailed black-eye, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from South Africa to the coast of eastern Kenya and Malawi. In South Africa it is found in warm wooded savannah from the Eastern Cape to coastal KwaZulu-Natal and inland in riverine forest to Swaziland, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
The wingspan is 19–24 mm for males and 19.5–26 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas with peaks in November and March. The larvae feed on Kalanchoe, Crassula, Byrophyllum and Cotyledon species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tailed Black-Eye sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 186th most-seen of the 316 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March, June–July and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tailed Black-Eye in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May, August and December, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tailed Black-Eye 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 2 parks where we can rate Tailed Black-Eye sightings, iSimangaliso Wetland Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kruger National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Tailed Black-Eye that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Common Hairstreak (about 20%), Forest Hairtail (about 20%) and African Grass Blue (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tailed Black-Eye is recorded against all the insects logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (10 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.
