Anthocharis sara
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Anthocharis sara, the Sara orangetip, is one of three species in the Sara orangetip complex. It has a population extending from Baja California into extreme southwest Oregon and another extending from the east slope of the Sierra Nevada into far western Nevada. The common name Pacific orangetip is obsolete since it implies a distribution that includes two separate species.
Anthocharis sara is part of the Anthocharis sara complex, along with the southwestern orangetip (Anthocharis thoosa) and Julia orangetip (Anthocharis julia). Some have been spotted in the Grand Tetons Nation Park in June 2025. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sara Orangetip sighting in Channel Islands National Park on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 131 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sara Orangetip in Channel Islands National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to January, the lowest months. That is one of Channel Islands National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 60 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sara Orangetip sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Sara Orangetip sightings, Channel Islands National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Joshua Tree National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Sara Orangetip that you can see in Channel Islands National Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Checkered White (about 10%), Small White (about 10%) and Orange Sulphur (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sara Orangetip is recorded against all the insects logged in Channel Islands National Park (27 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.
