Limenitis astyanax
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis astyanax sighting in Chicago on a given day, based on 237 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 75th most-seen of the 978 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis astyanax in Chicago on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Limenitis astyanax sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Limenitis astyanax sightings, Chicago ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Washington (United States, about 10%), Philadelphia (United States, about 10%) and Baltimore (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Limenitis
The closest relatives of the Limenitis astyanax that you can see in Chicago (genus Limenitis) are Red-Spotted Admiral (about 10%) and Viceroy (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Limenitis astyanax is recorded against all the insects logged in Chicago (237 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.
