Theclinesthes onycha
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Theclinesthes onycha, the cycad blue is a small butterfly found in Eastern Australia, coastal and inland from Cape York Peninsula to the southern-most part of New South Wales. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cycad Blue sighting in Lamington National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 203rd most-seen of the 430 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.
January and February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cycad Blue in Lamington National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to October, the lowest months. Those are among Lamington National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in August.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cycad 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.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Cycad Blue sightings, Lamington National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Noosa National Park (Australia, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Cycad Blue that you can see in Lamington National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Lesser Grass Blue (about 20%), Speckled Line-Blue (about 20%) and Small Green Banded Blue (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cycad Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Lamington National 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.
