Cacyreus lingeus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Cacyreus lingeus, the common bush blue or bush bronze, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. As with other Cacyreus species it is endemic to the Afrotropics. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bush Bronze sighting in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 73 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 82nd most-seen of the 344 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 to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bush Bronze in Table Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to November, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bush Bronze sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Bush Bronze sightings, Table Mountain National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same genus: Cacyreus
The closest relatives of the Bush Bronze that you can see in Table Mountain National Park (genus Cacyreus, Bronzes) are Water Geranium Bronze (about 10%) and Geranium Bronze (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bush Bronze is recorded against all the insects logged in Table Mountain National Park (73 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.
