Tharsalea mariposa
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mariposa Copper sighting in Grand Teton National Park on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 140 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Mariposa Copper in Grand Teton National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. Those are among Grand Teton National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 85 mm in December.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mariposa 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 8 parks where we can rate Mariposa Copper sightings, Grand Teton National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Glacier National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same genus: Tharsalea
The closest relatives of the Mariposa Copper that you can see in Grand Teton National Park (genus Tharsalea) are Blue Copper (about 20%), Edith's Copper (about 10%) and Purplish Copper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mariposa Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Grand Teton National Park (41 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.
