Gulf Fritillary

Where to see

Gulf Fritillary

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Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge leads · 25 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
2 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
3 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~40%
4 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
5 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
6 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
7 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
8 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
9 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~30%
10 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
11 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
12 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
13 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
14 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
15 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
16 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
17 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
18 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
19 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
20 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~20%
21 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
22 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
23 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
24 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
25 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Gulf Fritillary?

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

In Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, United States, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Gulf Fritillary sighting on a given day, the highest of the 25 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Gulf Fritillary?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are March–April and September–November in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (about 50%), January, March and November in Big Cypress National Preserve (about 50%) and April–October and December in Iberá National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Gulf Fritillary on a given day. Each park's Gulf Fritillary page has the full month-by-month chart.