Tharsalea dorcas
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dorcas Copper sighting in Grand Teton National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 75th most-seen of the 140 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dorcas Copper in Grand Teton National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dorcas Copper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Dorcas Copper sightings, Grand Teton National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Rocky Mountain National Park (United States, about 10%) and Gros Morne National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same genus: Tharsalea
The closest relatives of the Dorcas Copper that you can see in Grand Teton National Park (genus Tharsalea) are Blue Copper (about 20%), Mariposa Copper (about 20%) and Edith's Copper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dorcas Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Grand Teton National Park (14 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.
