Tharsalea helloides
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purplish Copper sighting in Grand Teton National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 140 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Purplish Copper in Grand Teton National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Purplish 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 6 parks where we can rate Purplish Copper sightings, Grand Teton National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Olympic National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same genus: Tharsalea
The closest relatives of the Purplish 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 Purplish Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Grand Teton National Park (29 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.
