Chlosyne (Patches and Allies)

Species in this group

Chlosyne californica

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Chlosyne acastus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chlosyne janais

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chlosyne hippodrome

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chlosyne lacinia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chlosyne poecile

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Chlosyne melanarge

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Chlosyne nycteis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Chlosyne palla

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chlosyne gabbii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chlosyne erodyle

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chlosyne gorgone

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Chlosyne rosita

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chlosyne harrisii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Endemic

Chlosyne marina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chlosyne gaudialis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chlosyne damoetas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chlosyne hoffmanni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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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

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Patches and Allies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~60%
	California Patch			~40%
	Sagebrush Checkerspot			~30%
2	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 18	~40%
	Simple Patch			~30%
	Cream-Banded Checkerspot			~20%
3	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	4 of 18	~40%
	Bordered Patch			~20%
	Crimson Patch			~10%
	Rosita Patch			~10%
	Marina Checkerspot			~10%
4	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 18	~30%
	Poecile Checkerspot			~20%
	Simple Patch			~20%
5	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~30%
	Sagebrush Checkerspot			~30%
6	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 18	~30%
	Crimson Patch			~20%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
7	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 18	~30%
	Crimson Patch			~30%
8	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 18	~30%
	Erodyle Checkerspot			~10%
	Simple Patch			~10%
	Crimson Patch			~10%
9	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 18	~30%
	Bordered Patch			~30%
10	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 18	~30%
	Crimson Patch			~20%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
11	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 18	~20%
	Crimson Patch			~20%
12	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~20%
	Northern Checkerspot			~10%
	Silvery Checkerspot			~10%
13	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~20%
	Sagebrush Checkerspot			~10%
	California Patch			~10%
14	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 18	~20%
	Crimson Patch			~20%
15	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 18	~20%
	Crimson Patch			~10%
	Simple Patch			~10%
16	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 18	~20%
	Bordered Patch			~20%
17	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~20%
	Silvery Checkerspot			~20%
18	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~20%
	Bordered Patch			~20%
19	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	Northern Checkerspot			~10%
20	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	Silvery Checkerspot			~10%
21	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 18	~10%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
22	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~10%
	Northern Checkerspot			~10%
	Rockslide Checkerspot			~10%
23	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	Gabb's Checkerspot			~10%
24	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~10%
	Northern Checkerspot			~10%
	Hoffmann's Checkerspot			<5%
25	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 18	~10%
	Erodyle Checkerspot			~10%
26	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	Sagebrush Checkerspot			~10%
27	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 18	~10%
	Simple Patch			~10%
28	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 18	~10%
	Cream-Banded Checkerspot			~10%
29	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 18	~10%
	Crimson Patch			~10%
	Gaudy Checkerspot			~10%
30	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	Gorgone Checkerspot			~10%
31	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 18	~10%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
32	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	Harris's Checkerspot			~10%
33	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
34	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 18	~10%
	Crimson Patch			~10%
35	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 18	~10%
	Crimson Patch			~10%
36	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	Northern Checkerspot			~10%
37	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 18	~10%
	Crimson Patch			~10%
38	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 18	<5%
	Bordered Patch			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 18	~40%
	Bordered Patch			~40%
2	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 18	~30%
	Bordered Patch			~30%
3	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	3 of 18	~30%
	Bordered Patch			~20%
	Crimson Patch			~10%
	Rosita Patch			<5%
4	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~30%
	Bordered Patch			~20%
	Crimson Patch			<5%
5	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~30%
	Bordered Patch			~20%
	Silvery Checkerspot			~10%
6	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 18	~20%
	Crimson Patch			~20%
7	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	1 of 18	~20%
	Bordered Patch			~20%
8	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	2 of 18	~20%
	Crimson Patch			~10%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
9	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 18	~20%
	Bordered Patch			~20%
10	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 18	~20%
	Bordered Patch			~20%
11	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	2 of 18	~10%
	Crimson Patch			~10%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
12	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 18	~10%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
13	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 18	~10%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
14	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	2 of 18	~10%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
	Rosita Patch			<5%
15	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 18	~10%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
16	León	🇲🇽 México	1 of 18	~10%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
17	San Luis Potosí	🇲🇽 México	1 of 18	~10%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
18	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 18	~10%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
19	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 18	~10%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
20	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 18	~10%
	Bordered Patch			<5%
	Crimson Patch			<5%
21	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 18	~10%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
22	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 18	~10%
	Crimson Patch			~10%
23	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 18	~10%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
24	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 18	~10%
	Bordered Patch			<5%
	Silvery Checkerspot			<5%
25	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 18	~10%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
26	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 18	~10%
	Bordered Patch			~10%
27	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	California Patch			~10%
28	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	Silvery Checkerspot			~10%
29	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	California Patch			<5%
30	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	Gorgone Checkerspot			<5%
31	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	California Patch			<5%
32	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	Silvery Checkerspot			<5%
33	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	Gabb's Checkerspot			<5%
34	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	Northern Checkerspot			<5%

Patches and Allies

Species in this group

California Patch

Sagebrush Checkerspot

Crimson Patch

Simple Patch

Bordered Patch

Poecile Checkerspot

Cream-Banded Checkerspot

Silvery Checkerspot

Northern Checkerspot

Gabb's Checkerspot

Erodyle Checkerspot

Gorgone Checkerspot

Rosita Patch

Harris's Checkerspot

Marina Checkerspot

Gaudy Checkerspot

Rockslide Checkerspot

Hoffmann's Checkerspot

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Patches and Allies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked