Lycaena cyna
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Zizula cyna, the cyna blue, is a butterfly species in the family Lycaenidae. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lycaena cyna sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 83rd most-seen of the 117 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.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Lycaena cyna in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and November–April, the lowest months. That is one of Serra dos Órgãos National Park's driest months, with about 100 mm of rain against 310 mm in November.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lycaena cyna sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 Lycaena cyna sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Big Bend National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Lycaena cyna that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Pale-Clubbed Hairstreak (about 10%), Thecla celmus (about 10%) and Arawacus melibaeus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lycaena cyna is recorded against all the insects logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (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.
