What are the chances of seeing a Callophrys apama in Grand Canyon National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Callophrys apama sighting in Grand Canyon National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 68th most-seen of the 143 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.
When is the best time to see a Callophrys apama in Grand Canyon National Park?
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Callophrys apama in Grand Canyon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Callophrys apama?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Callophrys apama sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Callophrys apama?
Only Grand Canyon National Park, in our data
Grand Canyon National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Callophrys apama sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Callophrys apama sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Callophrys apama is recorded against all the insects logged in Grand Canyon National Park (12 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.