Genus

Lycaeides

3 species in our catalog · found in 17 parks

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

Species in this group

Lycaeides idas

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lycaeides melissa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lycaeides anna

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

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Lycaeides

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~40%
	Northern Blue			~40%
2	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~30%
	Northern Blue			~30%
3	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~30%
	Northern Blue			~30%
4	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~20%
	Melissa Blue			~20%
5	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~20%
	Northern Blue			~20%
6	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~20%
	Northern Blue			~20%
7	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	~20%
	Northern Blue			~20%
8	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~10%
	Northern Blue			~10%
9	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 3	~10%
	Northern Blue			~10%
10	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 3	~10%
	Melissa Blue			~10%
	Northern Blue			~10%
11	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Northern Blue			~10%
12	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Anna's Blue			~10%
13	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Anna's Blue			~10%
14	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Northern Blue			~10%
15	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	~10%
	Anna's Blue			~10%
16	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 3	~10%
	Northern Blue			~10%
17	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	<5%
	Northern Blue			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 3	~20%
	Northern Blue			~20%
2	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 3	~10%
	Melissa Blue			~10%
3	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 3	<5%
	Melissa Blue			<5%