Patara vanduzei
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Great Smoky Mountains National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

6 Verified sightings at Great Smoky Mountains National Park From 2019 to 2026
6 In 1 park
July Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Patara vanduzei in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Patara vanduzei sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 628th most-seen of the 822 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Patara vanduzei in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

June and July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Patara vanduzei in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Patara vanduzei?

Between 1 and 4 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Patara vanduzei sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.

Where else can you see a Patara vanduzei?

Only Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in our data

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Patara vanduzei sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Patara vanduzei sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Patara vanduzei is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (6 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.

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