Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)

Family

Gossamer-winged Butterflies

Lycaenidae

369 species in our catalog · found in 188 parks

Species in this group

Showing the 60 most likely of 369 species — the park table below covers them all.

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~10%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Gossamer-winged Butterflies

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
29 of 369
>90%
2 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
27 of 369
>90%
3 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
23 of 369
>90%
4 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
22 of 369
>90%
5 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
11 of 369
>90%
6 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
35 of 369
>90%
7 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
16 of 369
>90%
8 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
39 of 369
>90%
9 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
12 of 369
>90%
10 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
22 of 369
>90%
11 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
13 of 369
>90%
12 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
14 of 369
>90%
13 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
23 of 369
~90%
14 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
9 of 369
~90%
15 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30 of 369
~90%
16 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
24 of 369
~90%
17 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
11 of 369
~90%
18 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
22 of 369
~90%
19 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
21 of 369
~90%
20 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
25 of 369
~90%
21 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
35 of 369
~90%
22 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
6 of 369
~90%
23 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
15 of 369
~90%
24 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
16 of 369
~90%
25 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
18 of 369
~90%
26 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
13 of 369
~90%
27 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
8 of 369
~80%
28 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
18 of 369
~80%
29 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
18 of 369
~80%
30 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
8 of 369
~80%
31 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
22 of 369
~80%
32 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
6 of 369
~80%
33 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
12 of 369
~80%
34 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
12 of 369
~80%
35 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
11 of 369
~80%
36 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
4 of 369
~80%
37 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
16 of 369
~80%
38 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
4 of 369
~80%
39 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
12 of 369
~70%
40 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
17 of 369
~70%
41 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
10 of 369
~70%
42 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
7 of 369
~70%
43 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
8 of 369
~70%
44 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
14 of 369
~70%
45 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
7 of 369
~70%
46 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
7 of 369
~70%
47 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
13 of 369
~70%
48 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
12 of 369
~70%
49 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
11 of 369
~70%
50 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
9 of 369
~70%
51 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
3 of 369
~70%
52 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
15 of 369
~70%
53 Hattah-Kulkyne National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5 of 369
~70%
54 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
17 of 369
~70%
55 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
8 of 369
~70%
56 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
9 of 369
~70%
57 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
6 of 369
~70%
58 West Coast National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
6 of 369
~70%
59 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
9 of 369
~70%
60 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
6 of 369
~60%
61 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
16 of 369
~60%
62 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
7 of 369
~60%
63 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
11 of 369
~60%
64 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10 of 369
~60%
65 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5 of 369
~60%
66 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
4 of 369
~60%
67 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
2 of 369
~60%
68 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
4 of 369
~60%
69 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
8 of 369
~60%
70 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
4 of 369
~60%
71 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10 of 369
~60%
72 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
4 of 369
~60%
73 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
4 of 369
~60%
74 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
2 of 369
~50%
75 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
9 of 369
~50%
76 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
4 of 369
~50%
77 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
4 of 369
~50%
78 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5 of 369
~50%
79 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10 of 369
~50%
80 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 369
~50%
81 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
1 of 369
~50%
82 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
8 of 369
~50%
83 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
3 of 369
~50%
84 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
3 of 369
~50%
85 Plitvice Lakes National Park 🇭🇷 Croatia
3 of 369
~50%
86 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
8 of 369
~50%
87 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
6 of 369
~50%
88 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 369
~50%
89 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
3 of 369
~40%
90 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 of 369
~40%
91 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5 of 369
~40%
92 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
1 of 369
~40%
93 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
4 of 369
~40%
94 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
4 of 369
~40%
95 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
2 of 369
~40%
96 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5 of 369
~40%
97 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
5 of 369
~40%
98 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
4 of 369
~40%
99 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
4 of 369
~40%
100 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
1 of 369
~40%
101 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
3 of 369
~40%
102 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
2 of 369
~40%
103 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
4 of 369
~40%
104 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
2 of 369
~40%
105 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
2 of 369
~40%
106 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
6 of 369
~40%
107 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
1 of 369
~40%
108 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
3 of 369
~40%
109 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
1 of 369
~40%
110 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
4 of 369
~40%
111 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
3 of 369
~40%
112 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 369
~40%
113 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
6 of 369
~40%
114 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
3 of 369
~40%
115 De Hoop Nature Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
2 of 369
~40%
116 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
1 of 369
~30%
117 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5 of 369
~30%
118 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
3 of 369
~30%
119 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 369
~30%
120 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
3 of 369
~30%
121 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
2 of 369
~30%
122 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
6 of 369
~30%
123 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
2 of 369
~30%
124 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 369
~30%
125 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
3 of 369
~30%
126 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
3 of 369
~30%
127 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 369
~30%
128 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
1 of 369
~30%
129 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
5 of 369
~30%
130 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
3 of 369
~30%
131 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 369
~30%
132 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
2 of 369
~30%
133 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
2 of 369
~30%
134 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 369
~30%
135 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
1 of 369
~30%
136 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 369
~30%
137 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 of 369
~30%
138 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
2 of 369
~30%
139 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
3 of 369
~30%
140 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 369
~30%
141 Udawalawe National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
1 of 369
~30%
142 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
1 of 369
~20%
143 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 369
~20%
144 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
2 of 369
~20%
145 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 369
~20%
146 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
1 of 369
~20%
147 Egmont National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
2 of 369
~20%
148 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 369
~20%
149 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 369
~20%
150 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
5 of 369
~20%
151 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 369
~20%
152 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 369
~20%
153 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 369
~20%
154 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
1 of 369
~20%
155 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 369
~20%
156 Rottnest Island 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 369
~20%
157 Flinders Chase 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 369
~20%
158 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
1 of 369
~20%
159 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 369
~20%
160 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
1 of 369
~20%
161 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 369
~20%
162 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 369
~20%
163 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
1 of 369
~10%
164 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 369
~10%
165 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 369
~10%
166 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 369
~10%
167 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 369
~10%
168 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 369
~10%
169 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 369
~10%
170 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 369
~10%
171 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
1 of 369
~10%
172 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 369
~10%
173 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 369
~10%
174 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 369
~10%
175 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 369
~10%
176 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 369
~10%
177 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 369
~10%
178 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
1 of 369
~10%
179 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
1 of 369
~10%
180 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 369
~10%
181 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 369
~10%
182 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 369
~10%
183 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
1 of 369
~10%
184 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 369
~10%
185 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
1 of 369
~10%
186 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
1 of 369
~10%
187 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 369
~10%
188 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 369
~10%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Lusaka 🇿🇲 Zambia
11 of 369
>90%
2 Jabalpur 🇮🇳 India
13 of 369
>90%
3 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
24 of 369
>90%
4 Salem 🇮🇳 India
15 of 369
>90%
5 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
24 of 369
>90%
6 Pune 🇮🇳 India
19 of 369
>90%
7 Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore
31 of 369
>90%
8 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
21 of 369
>90%
9 Hyderabad 🇮🇳 India
17 of 369
~90%
10 Guwahati 🇮🇳 India
9 of 369
~90%
11 Vadodara 🇮🇳 India
6 of 369
~90%
12 Jerusalem 🇮🇱 Israel
8 of 369
~90%
13 Hong Kong 🇨🇳 China
24 of 369
~90%
14 Kolkata 🇮🇳 India
16 of 369
~90%
15 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
10 of 369
~90%
16 Prayagraj 🇮🇳 India
10 of 369
~90%
17 Thiruvananthapuram 🇮🇳 India
8 of 369
~90%
18 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
14 of 369
~90%
19 Dhaka 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
9 of 369
~90%
20 Brisbane 🇦🇺 Australia
21 of 369
~90%
21 Budapest 🇭🇺 Hungary
15 of 369
~90%
22 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
14 of 369
~80%
23 Durban 🇿🇦 South Africa
23 of 369
~80%
24 Jamshedpur 🇮🇳 India
4 of 369
~80%
25 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
20 of 369
~80%
26 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
7 of 369
~80%
27 New Delhi 🇮🇳 India
12 of 369
~80%
28 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
12 of 369
~80%
29 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
13 of 369
~80%
30 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
17 of 369
~80%
31 Mysuru 🇮🇳 India
10 of 369
~80%
32 Nagoya 🇯🇵 Japan
5 of 369
~80%
33 Barcelona 🇪🇸 Spain
11 of 369
~80%
34 Taipei 🇹🇼 Taiwan
17 of 369
~80%
35 Prague 🇨🇿 Czechia
18 of 369
~80%
36 Kanpur 🇮🇳 India
4 of 369
~80%
37 Chattogram 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
6 of 369
~80%
38 Surat 🇮🇳 India
4 of 369
~80%
39 Warsaw 🇵🇱 Poland
12 of 369
~80%
40 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
11 of 369
~70%
41 Suzhou 🇨🇳 China
6 of 369
~70%
42 Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israel
7 of 369
~70%
43 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
7 of 369
~70%
44 Kota 🇮🇳 India
4 of 369
~70%
45 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
7 of 369
~70%
46 Gwangju 🇰🇷 South Korea
2 of 369
~70%
47 Chandigarh 🇮🇳 India
4 of 369
~70%
48 Ramallah 🇵🇸 Palestine
3 of 369
~70%
49 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
12 of 369
~70%
50 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
9 of 369
~70%
51 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
18 of 369
~70%
52 Tainan 🇹🇼 Taiwan
7 of 369
~70%
53 Wuhan 🇨🇳 China
4 of 369
~70%
54 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
7 of 369
~70%
55 Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkey
9 of 369
~70%
56 Karachi 🇵🇰 Pakistan
3 of 369
~70%
57 Antananarivo 🇲🇬 Madagascar
3 of 369
~70%
58 Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
18 of 369
~70%
59 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
13 of 369
~70%
60 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
19 of 369
~70%