Chlosyne gorgone
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Chlosyne gorgone, the gorgone checkerspot, is a species of Nymphalinae butterfly that occurs in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gorgone Checkerspot sighting in Badlands National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 37 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gorgone Checkerspot in Badlands National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gorgone Checkerspot sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Badlands National Park, in our data
Badlands National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Gorgone Checkerspot sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Gorgone Checkerspot that you can see in Badlands National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Variegated Fritillary (about 30%), Painted Lady (about 20%) and Red Admiral (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gorgone Checkerspot is recorded against all the insects logged in Badlands National Park (6 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.
