Genus

Melanis

4 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyLycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)
GenusMelanis

Species in this group

Melanis aegates

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Melanis pixe

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Melanis electron

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melanis smithiae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Melanis

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 4	~40%
	Melanis aegates			~40%
2	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~30%
	Red-Bordered Pixie			~30%
3	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 4	~20%
	Red-Bordered Pixie			~20%
4	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 4	~10%
	Orange-Barred Pixie			~10%
5	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	~10%
	Red-Bordered Pixie			~10%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 4	~10%
	Smith's Pixie			~10%
7	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Red-Bordered Pixie			~10%
8	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~10%
	Red-Bordered Pixie			~10%
9	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~10%
	Red-Bordered Pixie			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 4	~30%
	Orange-Barred Pixie			~30%
2	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	~30%
	Orange-Barred Pixie			~30%
3	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2 of 4	~30%
	Melanis aegates			~20%
	Smith's Pixie			~10%
4	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	~20%
	Red-Bordered Pixie			~20%
5	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	~10%
	Red-Bordered Pixie			~10%
6	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 4	~10%
	Melanis aegates			~10%
7	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 4	~10%
	Red-Bordered Pixie			~10%
8	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Red-Bordered Pixie			~10%
9	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 4	~10%
	Orange-Barred Pixie			~10%
10	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Smith's Pixie			~10%
11	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	~10%
	Orange-Barred Pixie			~10%
12	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Smith's Pixie			~10%
13	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	<5%
	Red-Bordered Pixie			<5%
14	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	<5%
	Smith's Pixie			<5%

Melanis

Species in this group

Melanis aegates

Red-Bordered Pixie

Orange-Barred Pixie

Smith's Pixie

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Melanis

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked