Lycaena hypophlaeas
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an American Copper sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 79 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 723 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.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an American Copper in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most American Copper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate American Copper sightings, Shenandoah National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Acadia National Park (United States, about 10%) and Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada, about 10%).
Same family: Lycaenidae
The closest relatives of the American Copper that you can see in Shenandoah National Park (family Lycaenidae, Gossamer-winged Butterflies) are Elkalyce comyntas (about 20%), Cyaniris neglecta (about 10%) and Red-Banded Hairstreak (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the American Copper is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (79 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.
