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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
| # | 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 Riding Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 85th most-seen of the 104 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purplish Copper in Riding Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. Those are among Riding Mountain National Park's wettest months, with about 80 mm of rain a month against 20 mm in February.
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.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Purplish Copper sightings, Riding Mountain National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Olympic National Park (United States, about 10%) and Grand Teton National Park (United States, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the Purplish Copper that you can see in Riding Mountain National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Silvery Blue (about 20%), Northern Azure (about 10%) and Elkalyce amyntula (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Purplish Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Riding Mountain National Park (18 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.
