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Thecla angelia
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santo Domingo | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thecla angelia sighting in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 110th most-seen of the 189 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.
February–June and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thecla angelia in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in January and July–November, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thecla angelia 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 Thecla angelia sightings, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Everglades National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Thecla angelia that you can see in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Ceraunus Blue (about 30%), Atala (about 20%) and Eastern Pygmy-Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Thecla angelia is recorded against all the insects logged in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (9 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.
