Poladryas minuta
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Poladryas is a monotypic genus of butterflies from United States and Central America in the family Nymphalidae. The single species it contains is Poladryas minuta, the dotted checkerspot. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dotted Checkerspot 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 76th 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dotted Checkerspot in Grand Canyon National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dotted Checkerspot sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Dotted Checkerspot sightings, Grand Canyon National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Rocky Mountain National Park (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Dotted Checkerspot that you can see in Grand Canyon National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Painted Lady (about 30%), Monarch (about 20%) and Weidemeyer's Admiral (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dotted Checkerspot 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.
