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

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

14 Verified sightings at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks From 2019 to 2026
270 In all 4 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
2 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Occidryas editha in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Occidryas editha sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 60th most-seen of the 161 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Occidryas editha in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

July

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Occidryas editha 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 20 mm of rain against 190 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see an Occidryas editha?

Between 11 am and 2 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Occidryas editha 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 an Occidryas editha?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Occidryas editha sightings, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Olympic National Park (United States, about 20%) and Yosemite National Park (United States, about 10%).

Where does the Occidryas editha sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Occidryas editha is recorded against all the insects logged in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (14 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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