Chlosyne harrisii
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Chlosyne harrisii, or Harris's checkerspot, is a member of the family Nymphalidae that is found in North America. They range from the Canadian Atlantic provinces, excluding Newfoundland and Labrador, to Manitoba and North Dakota south to West Virginia and Ohio. They can often be seen in bogs, meadows and almost anywhere else its host plant occurs. The typical elevations for this species range from 0 to 1,742 feet (531 m). It is listed as a species of special concern and believed extirpated in the US state of Connecticut. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Harris's Checkerspot sighting in Acadia National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 96th most-seen of the 405 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Harris's Checkerspot in Acadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Harris's Checkerspot sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Acadia National Park, in our data
Acadia National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Harris's Checkerspot sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Harris's Checkerspot that you can see in Acadia National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Monarch (about 40%), American Lady (about 30%) and Red-Spotted Admiral (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Harris's Checkerspot is recorded against all the insects logged in Acadia National Park (29 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.
