Genus

Glaucopsyche

4 species in our catalog · found in 25 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyLycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)
GenusGlaucopsyche

Species in this group

Glaucopsyche melanops

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Glaucopsyche alexis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Glaucopsyche piasus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Glaucopsyche

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-Eyed Blue			~20%
2	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~20%
	Silvery Blue			~20%
3	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~20%
	Silvery Blue			~20%
4	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~20%
	Silvery Blue			~20%
5	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Silvery Blue			~10%
6	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	Silvery Blue			~10%
	Arrowhead Blue			<5%
7	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Silvery Blue			~10%
8	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Silvery Blue			~10%
9	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Silvery Blue			~10%
10	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Silvery Blue			~10%
11	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 4	~10%
	Green-Underside Blue			~10%
	Black-Eyed Blue			<5%
12	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~10%
	Green-Underside Blue			~10%
13	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Silvery Blue			~10%
14	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~10%
	Green-Underside Blue			~10%
15	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Silvery Blue			~10%
16	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-Eyed Blue			~10%
17	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Silvery Blue			~10%
18	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Silvery Blue			~10%
19	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	~10%
	Green-Underside Blue			~10%
20	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Arrowhead Blue			~10%
21	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Silvery Blue			~10%
22	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Silvery Blue			~10%
23	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Silvery Blue			~10%
24	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Silvery Blue			<5%
25	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	<5%
	Green-Underside Blue			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~20%
	Silvery Blue			~20%
2	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Silvery Blue			~10%
3	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 4	~10%
	Green-Underside Blue			~10%
	Black-Eyed Blue			<5%
4	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Silvery Blue			~10%
5	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 4	~10%
	Green-Underside Blue			~10%
6	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 4	~10%
	Black-Eyed Blue			~10%
7	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 4	~10%
	Green-Underside Blue			~10%
8	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 4	~10%
	Green-Underside Blue			~10%
9	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 4	<5%
	Green-Underside Blue			<5%
10	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 4	<5%
	Green-Underside Blue			<5%
11	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 4	<5%
	Green-Underside Blue			<5%
12	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-Eyed Blue			<5%
13	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Silvery Blue			<5%
14	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Silvery Blue			<5%
15	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Silvery Blue			<5%
16	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	<5%
	Silvery Blue			<5%
17	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Silvery Blue			<5%
18	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Silvery Blue			<5%

Glaucopsyche

Species in this group

Black-Eyed Blue

Silvery Blue

Green-Underside Blue

Arrowhead Blue

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Glaucopsyche

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked