Erebia pawloskii
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Erebia pawloskii, commonly known as the yellow-dotted alpine, is a member of the subfamily Satyrinae of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America in northern British Columbia, Yukon, and Alaska. It is also found in the Sayan Mountains, and from northern Mongolia to Yakutia and Kamchatka. The habitat consists of grassy areas in and above wet tundra, as well as bogs.
The wingspan is 29–38 mm. Adults are on wing from July to mid-August. The larvae feed on Carex species. "Erebia pawloskii" is now the accepted spelling for the yellow-dotted alpine, rather than "Erebia pawlowskii". Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Theano Alpine sighting in Denali National Park on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 36 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Theano Alpine in Denali National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and September, the lowest months. That is one of Denali National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 45 mm in April. November to February have too few records to rate.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Theano Alpine sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Denali National Park, in our data
Denali National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Theano Alpine sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Theano Alpine that you can see in Denali National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Large Heath (about 20%), Arctic Fritillary (about 20%) and Mourning Cloak (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Theano Alpine is recorded against all the insects logged in Denali National Park (33 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
