Elkalyce comyntas
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 5 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elkalyce comyntas sighting in Acadia National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 152nd most-seen of the 405 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.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Elkalyce comyntas in Acadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elkalyce comyntas sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
9th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Elkalyce comyntas sightings, Acadia National Park ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 20%), Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 20%) and Congaree National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Elkalyce comyntas that you can see in Acadia National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are American Copper (about 10%), Northern Azure (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 Elkalyce comyntas is recorded against all the insects logged in Acadia National Park (16 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.
