Tharsalea helloides
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purplish Copper sighting in Olympic National Park on a given day, based on 129 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th 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 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Purplish 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 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Purplish Copper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Purplish Copper sightings, Olympic National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Grand Teton National Park (United States, about 10%) and Riding Mountain National Park (Canada, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Purplish Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Olympic National Park (129 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.
