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Polygonia vaualbum
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sapporo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Edmonton | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 5 | Yekaterinburg | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 6 | Montreal | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Calgary | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Polygonia vaualbum sighting in Riding Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 104 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.
April and May
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Polygonia vaualbum in Riding Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and October–March, the lowest months.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Polygonia vaualbum sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Polygonia vaualbum sightings, Riding Mountain National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Isle Royale National Park (United States, about 20%) and Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same genus: Polygonia
The closest relatives of the Polygonia vaualbum that you can see in Riding Mountain National Park (genus Polygonia, Commas) are Gray Comma (about 10%), Green Comma (about 10%) and Satyr Comma (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Polygonia vaualbum is recorded against all the insects logged in Riding Mountain National Park (25 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.
