Psychonotis caelius
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Psychonotis caelius, the small green banded blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in New Guinea and adjacent islands and along the eastern coast of Australia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small Green Banded Blue sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 46 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Small Green Banded Blue in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in March–September and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small Green Banded Blue sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Small Green Banded Blue sightings, Raja Ampat ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Lamington National Park (Australia, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Small Green Banded Blue that you can see in Raja Ampat (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Large Green-Banded Blue (about 20%) and Black-Spotted Flash (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small Green Banded Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Raja Ampat (5 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.
