Tharsalea helloides
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
| # | 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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Purplish Copper sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 146th most-seen of the 191 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Purplish Copper in Rocky Mountain National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to July, the lowest months.
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.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Purplish Copper sightings, Rocky Mountain National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Olympic National Park (United States, about 10%), Grand Teton National Park (United States, about 10%) and Riding Mountain National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same genus: Tharsalea
The closest relatives of the Purplish Copper that you can see in Rocky Mountain National Park (genus Tharsalea) are Dorcas Copper (about 10%), Ruddy Copper (about 10%) and Blue Copper (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 Rocky Mountain National Park (12 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.
