Limenitis bredowii silhouette

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Limenitis bredowii

Limenitis bredowii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Channel Islands National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

34 Verified sightings at Channel Islands National Park From 2019 to 2026
928 In all 10 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
2 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
3 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
4 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
5 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
6 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
7 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
8 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
9 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
10 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Limenitis bredowii in Channel Islands National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis bredowii sighting in Channel Islands National Park on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 26th most-seen of the 131 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Limenitis bredowii in Channel Islands National Park?

August

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis bredowii in Channel Islands National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July and December–February, the lowest months. That is one of Channel Islands National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 60 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Limenitis bredowii?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Limenitis bredowii sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Which relatives of the Limenitis bredowii live in Channel Islands National Park?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Limenitis bredowii that you can see in Channel Islands National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Monarch (about 30%), West Coast Lady (about 30%) and American Lady (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Limenitis bredowii sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Limenitis bredowii is recorded against all the insects logged in Channel Islands National Park (34 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.

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