Arctic Fritillary

Where to see

Arctic Fritillary

Boloria chariclea

Nahanni National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Arctic Fritillary during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~60%
2 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
3 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
4 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
5 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see an Arctic Fritillary?

Nahanni National Park

In Nahanni National Park, Canada, about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Arctic Fritillary sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see an Arctic Fritillary?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are July in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (about 50%) and June and July in Denali National Park (about 20%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Arctic Fritillary on a given day. Each park's Arctic Fritillary page has the full month-by-month chart.