Microtia dymas
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tiny Checkerspot sighting in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th most-seen of the 190 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tiny Checkerspot in Joshua Tree National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and November–January, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tiny Checkerspot sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Tiny Checkerspot sightings, Joshua Tree National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Saguaro National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Nymphalidae
The closest relatives of the Tiny Checkerspot that you can see in Joshua Tree National Park (family Nymphalidae, Brush-footed Butterflies) are Painted Lady (about 40%), California Patch (about 40%) and Sagebrush Checkerspot (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tiny Checkerspot is recorded against all the insects logged in Joshua Tree 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.
