Tharsalea mariposa
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
| # | 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 Olympic National Park on a given day, based on 67 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 207 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.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Mariposa Copper in Olympic National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months. That is one of Olympic National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 370 mm in November.
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.
5th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Mariposa Copper sightings, Olympic National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Glacier National Park (United States, about 20%), Grand Teton National Park (United States, about 20%) and Jasper National Park (Canada, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mariposa Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Olympic National Park (67 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.
