Limenitis astyanax
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Philadelphia | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Baltimore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Chicago | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Detroit | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Boston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Minneapolis [Saint Paul] | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | New York City | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Toronto | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis astyanax sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 117 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 723 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Limenitis astyanax in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Limenitis astyanax sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Limenitis astyanax sightings, Shenandoah National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Congaree National Park (United States, about 40%) and Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 30%).
Same genus: Limenitis
The closest relatives of the Limenitis astyanax that you can see in Shenandoah National Park (genus Limenitis) are Red-Spotted Admiral (about 10%) and Viceroy (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Limenitis astyanax is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (117 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.
