Lycaena hypophlaeas
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an American Copper sighting in Acadia National Park on a given day, based on 61 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th most-seen of the 405 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.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an American Copper in Acadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most American Copper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate American Copper sightings, Acadia National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the American Copper that you can see in Acadia National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Northern Azure (about 10%), Elkalyce comyntas (about 10%) and Gray Hairstreak (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the American Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Acadia National Park (61 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.
