Tharsalea mariposa
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mariposa Copper sighting in Banff National Park on a given day, based on 58 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th 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.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mariposa Copper in Banff National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mariposa Copper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Mariposa Copper sightings, Banff National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Glacier National Park (United States, about 20%), Grand Teton National Park (United States, about 20%) and Jasper National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Mariposa Copper that you can see in Banff National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Northern Blue (about 20%), Silvery Blue (about 10%) and Elkalyce amyntula (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mariposa Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Banff National Park (58 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.
