Langton's Forester

Langton's Forester

Alypia langtonii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

7 Verified sightings at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks From 2019 to 2026
84 In all 5 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
2 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
5 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Langton's Forester in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Langton's Forester sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 95th most-seen of the 161 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.

When is the best time to see a Langton's Forester in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

June

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Langton's Forester in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months. That is one of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 190 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Langton's Forester?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Langton's Forester sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks the best place to see a Langton's Forester?

2nd of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Langton's Forester sightings, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Glacier National Park (United States, about 20%).

Where does the Langton's Forester sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Langton's Forester is recorded against all the insects logged in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (7 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.

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