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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mariposa Copper sighting in Jasper National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 15th most-seen of the 88 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 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mariposa Copper in Jasper National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months. Those are among Jasper National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 55 mm in April.
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.
3rd of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Mariposa Copper sightings, Jasper National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Glacier National Park (United States, about 20%) and Grand Teton National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Mariposa Copper that you can see in Jasper National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Northern Blue (about 20%), Silvery Blue (about 10%) and Greenish Blue (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 Jasper National Park (36 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.
