Brephidium isophthalma
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
Brephidium is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. They are known commonly as pygmy blues. The species of this genus have a disjunct distribution. Two of the three species are found in the Americas while the third is found in Africa. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Pygmy-Blue sighting in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 189 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April and August–September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Pygmy-Blue in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Pygmy-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 2 parks where we can rate Eastern Pygmy-Blue sightings, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Eastern Pygmy-Blue that you can see in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Ceraunus Blue (about 30%), Atala (about 20%) and Red-Banded Hairstreak (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eastern Pygmy-Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (44 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.
