Oeneis macounii
In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
Oeneis macounii, the Canada Arctic or Macoun's Arctic, is a butterfly of subfamily Satyrinae that occurs in North America. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Macoun's Arctic sighting in Isle Royale National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 48 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Macoun's Arctic sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Macoun's Arctic sightings, Isle Royale National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Banff National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Macoun's Arctic that you can see in Isle Royale National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Red-Spotted Admiral (about 40%), Mourning Cloak (about 30%) and Monarch (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Macoun's Arctic is recorded against all the insects logged in Isle Royale National Park (22 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.
