Pieris angelika
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Pieris angelika, the Arctic white, is a cold-climate butterfly of the family Pieridae. Its main range is in north-western Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories, north-western British Columbia) and Alaska. Its taxonomic name may change in the future, because it was previously described and named before 1983. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Arctic White sighting in Kluane National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 39 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Arctic White in Kluane National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and August–September, the lowest months. That is one of Kluane National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 160 mm in October. January–February and November have too few records to rate.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Arctic White sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 Arctic White sightings, Kluane National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Denali National Park (United States, about 20%).
Same family: Pieridae
The closest relatives of the Arctic White that you can see in Kluane National Park (family Pieridae, Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs) are Clouded Sulphur (about 30%) and Christina Sulphur (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Arctic White is recorded against all the insects logged in Kluane 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.
