Challenge

Insect Migrants

Q: Where is the best place to see Insect Migrants?

Channel Islands National Park. In Channel Islands National Park, United States, the chance of seeing all 3 (monarch, painted lady and wandering glider) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 10 places where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to under 5%. Next come Austin (under 5% a day), Mesa (under 5% a day) and Point Pelee National Park (under 5% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of Insect Migrants is hardest to see?

Wandering glider. In Channel Islands National Park, the best place for Insect Migrants, about about 10% of wildlife watchers report the wandering glider on a given day, against about 30% for the monarch. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete Insect Migrants 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 Insect Migrants three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

WorldwideHard

See all challenges

The checklist: 3 animals

Danaus plexippus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Vanessa cardui

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Pantala flavescens

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Channel Islands National Park

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them Cities with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 3 in 3 days
1	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~10%
	Monarch			~60%
	Painted Lady			~50%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 3	<5%
	Monarch			~70%
	Painted Lady			~30%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
3	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	<5%
	Monarch			~50%
	Painted Lady			~40%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
4	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~50%
	Painted Lady			~80%
5	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~80%
	Painted Lady			~30%
6	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~80%
	Painted Lady			~30%
7	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~30%
	Painted Lady			~80%
8	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~50%
	Painted Lady			~60%
9	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~70%
	Painted Lady			~20%
10	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~60%
	Painted Lady			~30%
11	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~30%
	Painted Lady			~50%
12	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~30%
	Painted Lady			~50%
13	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~60%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
14	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~30%
	Painted Lady			~40%
15	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~40%
	Painted Lady			~30%
16	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~30%
	Painted Lady			~40%
17	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~50%
	Painted Lady			~20%
18	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Painted lady
	Monarch			~50%
	Wandering Glider			~10%
19	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~20%
	Painted Lady			~40%
20	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~40%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
21	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~20%
	Wandering Glider			~30%
22	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~20%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
23	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			>90%
24	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~80%
25	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~80%
26	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~80%
27	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~70%
28	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~70%
29	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~70%
30	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~70%
31	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~60%
32	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~60%
33	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~60%
34	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~60%
35	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~60%
36	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~60%
37	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~60%
38	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~60%
39	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~60%
40	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~60%
41	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~60%
42	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
43	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
44	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
45	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
46	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
47	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
48	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
49	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
50	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
51	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
52	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
53	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
54	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~50%
55	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~50%
56	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
57	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~50%
58	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~40%
59	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~40%
60	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~40%
61	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~40%
62	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~40%
63	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~40%
64	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~40%
65	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~40%
66	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~40%
67	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~40%
68	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~40%
69	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~40%
70	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~40%
71	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~40%
72	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~40%
73	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~40%
74	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~40%
75	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~40%
76	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~30%
77	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~30%
78	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~30%
79	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~30%
80	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~30%
81	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~30%
82	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~30%
83	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~30%
84	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~30%
85	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~30%
86	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~30%
87	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~30%
88	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~30%
89	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~30%
90	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~30%
91	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~30%
92	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~30%
93	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~30%
94	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~30%
95	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~30%
96	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~20%
97	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~20%
98	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~20%
99	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~20%
100	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~20%
101	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~20%
102	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~20%
103	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~20%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	All 3 in 3 days
1	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~10%
	Monarch			~50%
	Painted Lady			~50%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
2	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	~10%
	Monarch			~70%
	Painted Lady			~30%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
3	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	<5%
	Monarch			~30%
	Painted Lady			~40%
	Wandering Glider			~30%
4	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	<5%
	Monarch			~50%
	Painted Lady			~30%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
5	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	<5%
	Monarch			~60%
	Painted Lady			~30%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
6	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 3	<5%
	Monarch			~70%
	Painted Lady			~20%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
7	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	3 of 3	<5%
	Monarch			~40%
	Painted Lady			~20%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
8	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~70%
	Wandering Glider			~70%
9	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~80%
	Painted Lady			~20%
10	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~80%
	Painted Lady			~40%
11	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~70%
	Painted Lady			~30%
12	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~70%
	Painted Lady			~20%
13	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~80%
	Painted Lady			~20%
14	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 3	Missing: Painted lady
	Monarch			~70%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
15	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~70%
	Painted Lady			~30%
16	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~50%
	Painted Lady			~50%
17	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~70%
	Painted Lady			~30%
18	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~20%
	Wandering Glider			~70%
19	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~40%
	Wandering Glider			~60%
20	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~70%
	Painted Lady			~30%
21	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~60%
	Painted Lady			~30%
22	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~70%
	Painted Lady			~20%
23	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Painted lady
	Monarch			~70%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
24	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~60%
	Painted Lady			~20%
25	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~70%
	Painted Lady			~20%
26	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~60%
	Painted Lady			~20%
27	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~60%
	Painted Lady			~20%
28	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~40%
	Painted Lady			~50%
29	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~30%
	Wandering Glider			~60%
30	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~50%
	Painted Lady			~30%
31	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~40%
	Wandering Glider			~40%
32	Pune	🇮🇳 India	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~30%
	Wandering Glider			~40%
33	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~40%
	Wandering Glider			~30%
34	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 3	Missing: Painted lady
	Monarch			~40%
	Wandering Glider			~40%
35	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~50%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
36	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~50%
	Wandering Glider			~30%
37	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~30%
	Painted Lady			~40%
38	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~30%
	Wandering Glider			~40%
39	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~50%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
40	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 3	Missing: Painted lady
	Monarch			~50%
	Wandering Glider			~10%
41	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~40%
	Wandering Glider			~30%
42	Osaka	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~20%
	Wandering Glider			~40%
43	Qingdao	🇨🇳 China	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~30%
	Wandering Glider			~30%
44	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~20%
	Painted Lady			~30%
45	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~20%
	Wandering Glider			~40%
46	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~30%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
47	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~30%
	Wandering Glider			~30%
48	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~20%
	Wandering Glider			~30%
49	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	Missing: Wandering glider
	Monarch			~20%
	Painted Lady			~40%
50	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~20%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
51	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~20%
	Wandering Glider			~30%
52	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	2 of 3	Missing: Monarch
	Painted Lady			~20%
	Wandering Glider			~20%
53	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			>90%
54	Kota	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~90%
55	Dammam	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~90%
56	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~80%
57	Amman	🇯🇴 Jordan	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~80%
58	León	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~80%
59	Rajkot	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~80%
60	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~80%
61	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~80%
62	San Luis Potosí	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~70%
63	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~70%
64	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~70%
65	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~70%
66	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~70%
67	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~70%
68	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~70%
69	Salem	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~70%
70	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~70%
71	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~70%
72	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~70%
73	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~70%
74	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~60%
75	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~60%
76	Casablanca	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~60%
77	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~60%
78	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~60%
79	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~60%
80	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~60%
81	Ankara	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~60%
82	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~60%
83	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~60%
84	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~60%
85	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~60%
86	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~60%
87	Baku	🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~60%
88	Ho Chi Minh City	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~60%
89	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~60%
90	Marrakesh	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~60%
91	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~60%
92	Ahmedabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~60%
93	Xiuying District	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~60%
94	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~60%
95	Semarang	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~60%
96	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~60%
97	Doha	🇶🇦 Qatar	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~60%
98	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
99	Kanpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~50%
100	Hanoi	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~50%
101	Quanzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~50%
102	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~50%
103	Barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~50%
104	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~50%
105	Ningbo	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~50%
106	Daegu	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~50%
107	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~50%
108	Tashkent	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
109	Surakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~50%
110	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
111	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
112	Raipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~50%
113	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
114	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
115	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~50%
116	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 3	Missing: Painted lady, Wandering glider
	Monarch			~50%
117	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~50%
118	Yangon	🇲🇲 Myanmar	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~50%
119	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~50%
120	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~50%
121	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~50%
122	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
123	Busan	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~50%
124	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
125	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Wandering glider
	Painted Lady			~50%
126	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	Missing: Monarch, Painted lady
	Wandering Glider			~50%

The 120 best of 216 cities.

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 Insect Migrants?

Channel Islands National Park

In Channel Islands National Park, United States, the chance of seeing all 3 (monarch, painted lady and wandering glider) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 10 places where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to under 5%. Next come Austin (under 5% a day), Mesa (under 5% a day) and Point Pelee National Park (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 Insect Migrants is hardest to see?

Wandering glider

In Channel Islands National Park, the best place for Insect Migrants, about about 10% of wildlife watchers report the wandering glider on a given day, against about 30% for the monarch. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete Insect Migrants 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 Insect Migrants three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

← All challenges

Insect Migrants

The checklist: 3 animals

Monarch

Painted Lady

Wandering Glider

Where to go

Month by month at Channel Islands National Park

Month by month at Channel Islands National Park

Month by month at Austin

Month by month at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca

Month by month at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca

Month by month at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Before you go

Where is the best place to see Insect Migrants?

Which of Insect Migrants is hardest to see?

How do you complete Insect Migrants on Wallace's Line?