Tharsalea mariposa
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | 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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mariposa Copper sighting in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 83rd most-seen of the 235 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.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mariposa Copper in Great Bear Rainforest on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
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.
8th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Mariposa Copper sightings, Great Bear Rainforest ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Glacier National Park (United States, about 20%), Grand Teton National Park (United States, about 20%) and Jasper National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Mariposa Copper that you can see in Great Bear Rainforest (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Spring Azure (about 10%), Gray Hairstreak (about 10%) and Moss's Elfin (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 Great Bear Rainforest (23 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.
