Rekoa palegon
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Rekoa palegon, the gold-bordered hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Argentina north to Mexico and the West Indies. A rare stray has been recorded from southern Texas. The wingspan is 23–28 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing in early November in southern Texas and from May to December in Mexico. They feed on the nectar from flowers of Senecio and Eupatorium species.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Asteraceae species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gold-Bordered Hairstreak sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Gold-Bordered Hairstreak in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and October, the lowest months. That is one of Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 20 mm in February.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gold-Bordered Hairstreak sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Gold-Bordered Hairstreak sightings, Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 10%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Gold-Bordered Hairstreak that you can see in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Thecla bathildis (about 40%), Thecla marius (about 40%) and Ceraunus Blue (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gold-Bordered Hairstreak is recorded against all the insects logged in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (19 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.
