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Callicista columella
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Luis Potosí | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 7 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 8 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Callicista columella sighting in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th most-seen of the 74 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.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Callicista columella in Padre Island National Seashore on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and June–October, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Callicista columella 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 5 parks where we can rate Callicista columella sightings, Padre Island National Seashore ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Everglades National Park (United States, about 10%) and Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Callicista columella that you can see in Padre Island National Seashore (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Ceraunus Blue (about 30%), Gray Hairstreak (about 20%) and Reakirt's Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Callicista columella is recorded against all the insects logged in Padre Island National Seashore (7 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.
