Little Wood Satyr

Little Wood Satyr

Euptychia cymela

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Minneapolis [Saint Paul]

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

11 Verified sightings at Minneapolis [Saint Paul]
65 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
June 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 Minneapolis [Saint Paul]?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Wood Satyr sighting in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 399th most-seen of the 672 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 Minneapolis [Saint Paul]?

June

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Wood Satyr in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Minneapolis [Saint Paul]'s wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 20 mm in January.

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 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] the best place to see a Little Wood Satyr?

11th of 12

Of the 12 cities where we can rate Little Wood Satyr sightings, Minneapolis [Saint Paul] ranks 11th 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 Minneapolis [Saint Paul]?

Same family: Nymphalidae

The closest relatives of the Little Wood Satyr that you can see in Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Monarch (about 40%), Red Admiral (about 20%) and Painted Lady (about 20%), 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 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] (11 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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