Occidryas anicia
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Anicia Checkerspot sighting in Banff National Park on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 105 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Anicia Checkerspot in Banff National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Anicia Checkerspot sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Anicia Checkerspot sightings, Banff National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Kluane National Park (Canada, about 30%) and Glacier National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Anicia Checkerspot that you can see in Banff National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Pearl Crescent (about 30%), Milbert's Tortoiseshell (about 20%) and Mourning Cloak (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Anicia Checkerspot is recorded against all the insects logged in Banff National Park (48 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.
