Skinner's Pelidne Sulphur

Skinner's Pelidne Sulphur

Colias skinneri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Banff National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

7 Verified sightings at Banff National Park From 2019 to 2026
7 In 1 park
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Skinner's Pelidne Sulphur in Banff National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Skinner's Pelidne Sulphur sighting in Banff National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 76th most-seen of the 105 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Skinner's Pelidne Sulphur in Banff National Park?

August

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Skinner's Pelidne Sulphur in Banff National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Skinner's Pelidne Sulphur?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Skinner's Pelidne Sulphur sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Skinner's Pelidne Sulphur?

Only Banff National Park, in our data

Banff National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Skinner's Pelidne Sulphur sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Skinner's Pelidne Sulphur live in Banff National Park?

Same genus: Colias

The closest relatives of the Skinner's Pelidne Sulphur that you can see in Banff National Park (genus Colias, Clouded Yellows) are Christina Sulphur (about 10%), Clouded Sulphur (about 10%) and Labrador Sulphur (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Skinner's Pelidne Sulphur sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Skinner's Pelidne Sulphur is recorded against all the insects logged in Banff National Park (7 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.

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