Satyrium liparops
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Satyrium liparops, the striped hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae described by John Eatton Le Conte in 1833. It is found in North America, from the Rocky Mountains south from southern Canada to Colorado, east to Maine and south to Florida. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Hairstreak sighting in Elk Island National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 97th most-seen of the 112 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Hairstreak in Elk Island National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to June, the lowest months. That is one of Elk Island National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against 20 mm in December.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped Hairstreak sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Elk Island National Park, in our data
Elk Island National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Striped Hairstreak sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Striped Hairstreak that you can see in Elk Island National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Greenish Blue (about 20%), Elkalyce amyntula (about 20%) and Silvery Blue (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striped Hairstreak is recorded against all the insects logged in Elk Island National Park (6 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.
