Little Wood Satyr

Little Wood Satyr

Euptychia cymela

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Austin

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

13 Verified sightings at Austin
65 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
3 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
~10%
2 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
10 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Little Wood Satyr in Austin?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Wood Satyr sighting in Austin on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1057th most-seen of the 1624 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Little Wood Satyr in Austin?

April

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Wood Satyr in Austin on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Little Wood Satyr?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Wood Satyr sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Austin the best place to see a Little Wood Satyr?

12th of 12

Of the 12 cities where we can rate Little Wood Satyr sightings, Austin ranks 12th at under 5%. The best odds are in Toronto (Canada, about 10%), Boston (United States, about 10%) and Detroit (United States, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Little Wood Satyr live in Austin?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Little Wood Satyr that you can see in Austin (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Gulf Fritillary (about 40%), Monarch (about 30%) and Queen (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Little Wood Satyr sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Little Wood Satyr is recorded against all the insects logged in Austin (13 verified sightings), 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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