Limenitis bredowii silhouette

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Limenitis bredowii

Limenitis bredowii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at San Francisco

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

41 Verified sightings at San Francisco
928 In all 10 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
2 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
3 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
4 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
5 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
6 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
7 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
8 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
9 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
10 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Limenitis bredowii in San Francisco?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis bredowii sighting in San Francisco on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 246th most-seen of the 737 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 Limenitis bredowii in San Francisco?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis bredowii in San Francisco on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Limenitis bredowii?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Limenitis bredowii sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is San Francisco the best place to see a Limenitis bredowii?

Among the best

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Limenitis bredowii sightings, San Francisco ranks 4th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Portland (United States, under 5%), Los Angeles (United States, under 5%) and Sacramento (United States, under 5%).

Where does the Limenitis bredowii sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Limenitis bredowii is recorded against all the insects logged in San Francisco (41 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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