The checklist: 3 animals

Monarch

Monarch

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Danaus plexippus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Papilio glaucus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
North American Luna Moth

North American Luna Moth

☀️ Diurnal Insect

Actias luna

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Shenandoah National Park

<5%
Jan
<5%
Feb
<5%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~20%
May
~20%
Jun
~40%
Jul
~60%
Aug
~20%
Sep
<5%
Oct
<5%
Nov
<5%
Dec

Time of day

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Parks

#ParkCountryAnimalsAll 3 in 3 days
1 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~30%
2 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~30%
3 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~30%
4 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail
5 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail
6 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 3
Missing: Luna moth
7 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 3
Missing: Luna moth
8 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Luna moth
9 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Luna moth
10 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
11 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
12 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
13 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
14 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
15 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
16 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
17 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
18 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
19 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
20 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
21 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
22 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
23 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
24 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
25 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
26 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 3
Missing: Monarch, Tiger swallowtail
27 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
28 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
29 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
30 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
31 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
32 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
33 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
34 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
35 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
36 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
37 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
38 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
39 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
40 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
41 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
42 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
43 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
44 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
45 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
46 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
47 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
48 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
49 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth

Cities

#CityCountryAnimalsAll 3 in 3 days
1 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~10%
2 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~10%
3 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~10%
4 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
<5%
5 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Luna moth
6 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Luna moth
7 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Luna moth
8 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 3
Missing: Luna moth
9 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Luna moth
10 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Luna moth
11 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Luna moth
12 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Luna moth
13 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Luna moth
14 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Luna moth
15 Guatemala City 🇬🇹 Guatemala
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
16 León 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
17 Puebla 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
18 San Luis Potosí 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
19 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
20 Lima 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
21 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
22 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
23 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
24 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
25 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
26 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
27 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
28 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
29 Auckland 🇳🇿 New Zealand
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
30 Toluca 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
31 Valencia 🇻🇪 Venezuela
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
32 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
33 Barranquilla 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
34 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
35 Denver 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
36 Tijuana 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
37 Santo Domingo 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
38 Mesa 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
39 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
40 Phoenix 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
41 Salt Lake City 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
42 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
43 Tegucigalpa 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
44 Torreón 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
45 Las Vegas 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
46 Ciudad Juárez 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
47 Quito 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
48 Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
49 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
50 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
51 Perth 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
52 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth
53 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Tiger swallowtail, Luna moth

Zoos & centres

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory 🇺🇸 United States 1 of 3 in captivity

Before you go

Where is the best place to see Eastern Forest Insects?

Shenandoah National Park

In Shenandoah National Park, United States, the chance of seeing all 3 (monarch, tiger swallowtail and luna moth) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 7 places where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 30%. Next come Great Smoky Mountains National Park (under 5% a day), Congaree National Park (under 5% a day) and Washington (under 5% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of Eastern Forest Insects is hardest to see?

Luna moth

In Shenandoah National Park, the best place for Eastern Forest Insects, about about 20% of wildlife watchers report the luna moth on a given day, against about 50% for the tiger swallowtail. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete Eastern Forest Insects on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Eastern Forest Insects three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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