Elkalyce amyntula
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Elkalyce amyntula sighting in Channel Islands National Park on a given day, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 131 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Elkalyce amyntula in Channel Islands National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to January, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elkalyce amyntula sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Elkalyce amyntula sightings, Channel Islands National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kluane National Park (Canada, about 20%) and Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Elkalyce amyntula that you can see in Channel Islands National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Gray Hairstreak (about 20%), Marine Blue (about 20%) and Spring Azure (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elkalyce amyntula is recorded against all the insects logged in Channel Islands National Park (60 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
