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Thecla celmus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thecla celmus sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th most-seen of the 117 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Thecla celmus in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May–August and October, the lowest months. That is one of Serra dos Órgãos National Park's wettest months, with about 270 mm of rain against 50 mm in July.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thecla celmus 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 3 parks where we can rate Thecla celmus sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%) and Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Thecla celmus that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Pale-Clubbed Hairstreak (about 10%), Lycaena cyna (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 Thecla celmus is recorded against all the insects logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (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.
