Painted Lady

Where to see

Painted Lady

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Death Valley National Park leads · 42 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

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1 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
2 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~40%
3 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
4 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~40%
5 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
6 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
7 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
8 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
9 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
10 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
~20%
11 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~20%
12 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
13 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~20%
14 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
15 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~20%
16 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~20%
17 Golden Gate Highlands National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
18 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
19 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
20 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
21 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
22 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~20%
23 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
24 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~20%
25 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Painted Lady?

Death Valley National Park

In Death Valley National Park, United States, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Painted Lady sighting on a given day, the highest of the 42 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Painted Lady?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January in Death Valley National Park (about 60%), June in Aigüestortes National Park (about 60%) and October to December in Joshua Tree National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Painted Lady on a given day. Each park's Painted Lady page has the full month-by-month chart.