What are the chances of seeing an Austaut's Blue in Sierra Nevada National Park?
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Austaut's Blue sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 479 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.
When is the best time to see an Austaut's Blue in Sierra Nevada National Park?
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Austaut's Blue in Sierra Nevada National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to April, the lowest months. That is one of Sierra Nevada National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 130 mm in March.
What time of day is best to see an Austaut's Blue?
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Austaut's Blue sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see an Austaut's Blue?
Only Sierra Nevada National Park, in our data
Sierra Nevada National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Austaut's Blue sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Austaut's Blue live in Sierra Nevada National Park?
Same genus: Polyommatus
The closest relatives of the Austaut's Blue that you can see in Sierra Nevada National Park (genus Polyommatus) are Common Blue (about 10%) and Mother-Of-Pearl Blue (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Austaut's Blue sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Austaut's Blue is recorded against all the insects logged in Sierra Nevada National Park (42 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.