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Incisalia irioides
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Seattle | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Vancouver | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | San Diego | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Incisalia irioides sighting in Calgary on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 131st most-seen of the 256 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.
May
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Incisalia irioides in Calgary on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months. That is one of Calgary's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain against 15 mm in January.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Incisalia irioides sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Incisalia irioides sightings, Calgary has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Seattle (United States, under 5%) and Vancouver (Canada, under 5%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Incisalia irioides that you can see in Calgary (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Silvery Blue (about 10%), Elkalyce amyntula (about 10%) and Melissa Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Incisalia irioides is recorded against all the insects logged in Calgary (27 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.
